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	Total fertility rate	
Year	Maori birthrate	
1844	4.60	
1857	4.94	
1878	5.55	
1886	6.10	
1891	5.70	
1896	5.70	
1901	5.95	
1911	5.70	
1921	6.15	
1926	6.69	
1936	6.95	
1945	6.55	
1951	6.73	
1956	6.92	
1961	6.91	
1962	6.18	
1963	6.28	
1964	5.96	
1965	5.71	
1966	5.54	
1967	5.57	
1968	5.46	
1969	5.35	
1970	5.18	
1971	5.05	
1972	4.51	
1973	4.01	
1974	3.58	
1975	3.28	
1976	3.08	
1977	2.98	
1978	2.75	
1979	2.65	
1980	2.43	
1981	2.47	
1982	2.27	
1983	2.23	
1984	2.34	
1985	2.20	
1986	2.14	
1987	2.26	
1988	2.17	
1989	2.21	
1990	2.19	
1991	2.19	
1992	2.29	
1993	2.29	
1994	2.29	
1995	2.38	
1996	2.70	
1997	2.77	
1998	2.56	
1999	2.69	
2000	2.66	
2001	2.64	
2002	2.50	
2003	2.60	
2004	2.70	
2005	2.67	
2006	2.74	
2007	2.94	

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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