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This graph shows the significant increase in Māori in the industrial workforce. There were fewer than 50 Māori women working in industry in 1926, but this increased more than tenfold to over 500 by 1945. Male Māori employed in the area more than doubled over the period.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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