The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. 	

1886	1269
1890	1290
1895	2058
1900	2512
1906	1914
1910	2947
1915	3574
1920	7426
1925	6833
1930	7690
1935	10296
1940	14489
1945	14825
1950	18832
1955	19412
1960	19287
1965	20734
1970	21357
1975	20766
1980	26346
1985	28256
1990	28414
1995	28451
2000	20154
2005	18655

Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks	

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