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Niuean and other Pacific ethnic groups in New Zealand, 2018

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In the 2018 New Zealand census, 30,867 people identified as Niuean. The Niuean community was much smaller than the Samoan, Tongan, and Cook Island Māori communities but larger than other minority communities.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Stats NZ 2018 census

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Carl Walrond, Niueans – Migration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/46705/niuean-and-other-pacific-ethnic-groups-in-new-zealand-2018 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 28 January 2016, updated 1 July 2024.