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Date	Age group	Male	Female
1901	0–14	-36	38
	15–39	-38	40
	40–59	-17	14
	60+	-10	8

1926	0–4	-16	17
	5–14	-26	27
	15–24	-20	20
	25–44	-22	22
	45–64	-12	11
	65+	-5	4

1945	0–4	-17	17
	5–14	-28	28
	15–24	-18	19
	25–44	-22	23
	45–64	-11	9
	65+	-3	3

1966	0–4	-20	20
	5–14	-31	31
	15–24	-17	17
	25–44	-22	22
	45–64	-8	9
	65+	-2	2

1986	0–4	-12	11
	5–14	-23	23
	15–24	-24	24
	25–44	-27	28
	45–64	-12	12
	65+	-2	3

2006	0–4	-12	11
	5–14	-25	22
	15–24	-18	18
	25–44	-26	28
	45–64	-15	16
	65+	-4	4

Note: Data is from the usually resident population count

Source: Ian Pool, Te iwi Maori: a New Zealand population, past, present & projected. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1991; Statistics New Zealand 

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