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Internet use by ethnicity, 2007

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Internet use by ethnicity, 2007

This graph shows what percentage of selected ethnicities in New Zealand used the internet in 2007.  Over 90% of Asians used the internet, Pākehā use was 77%, Pasifika use a little over 70%, with Māori use at just over 60%. Despite the gains that have been made technologically, they still trailed other New Zealanders.

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Sources: Auckland University of Technology; and the Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication.

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Basil Keane, Mātauranga hangarau – information technology – Access to technology, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/22209/internet-use-by-ethnicity-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 3 March 2010.