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Story: Taupori Māori – Māori population change

Māori rugby league in Australia

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Māori rugby league in Australia

This is the cover of the New South Wales Maori Rugby League club booklet for 2010. The club has has several teams of professional players competing throughout Australia and internationally, and retains several haka tutors – which indicates the size and strength of the Māori population in Australia. The club also works closely with Māori-language teaching institutions in New South Wales, and the Sydney marae – Te Marae o Poihakena.

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Ian Pool rāua ko Tahu Kukutai, Taupori Māori – Māori population change – Beyond the demographic transition, 1970–21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/31332/maori-rugby-league-in-australia (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ian Pool rāua ko Tahu Kukutai, published 24 February 2012.