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Kōrero: Women and men

Colonial gender balance

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Males outnumbered females in New Zealand's population until the early 20th century. In 1862, the year records began, 70% of adult Pākehā New Zealanders were male. Their numerical dominance continued for decades. 

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Charlotte Macdonald, Women and men – Colonial beginnings: 1840s–1880s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/graph/29209/colonial-gender-balance (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Charlotte Macdonald, i tāngia i te 30 March 2011, updated 1 August 2017.