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Māori housing tenure, 2006

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Māori housing tenure, 2006

This pie graph shows Māori (as an ethnic group) housing tenure in 2006. It shows a continuation of a trend among Māori households for decreasing rates of home ownership and higher rates of renting. 

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Source: New Zealand census 1926-1996

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Ben Schrader, Māori housing – te noho whare – Urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/40909/maori-housing-tenure-2006 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 26 February 2013.