Iwi (tribal) identification
In the New Zealand censuses since 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated the Hauraki tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers in 2013.
Ngāi Tai
- 1991 census: 96
- 2001 census: 177
- 2006 census: 342
- 2013 census: 498
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 312
- Waikato: 78
Ngāti Hako
- 1991 census: 453
- 2001 census: 924
- 2006 census: 1,377
- 2013 census: 1,392
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 597
- Auckland: 363
Ngāti Hei
- 1991 census: 177
- 2001 census: 363
- 2006 census: 558
- 2013 census: 513
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 174
- Auckland: 171
Ngāti Pūkenga
- 1991 census: 6
- 2001 census: 273
- 2006 census: 477
- 2013 census: 591
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 225
- Auckland: 174
Ngāti Rāhiri
- 1991 census: 57
- 2001 census: 93
- 2006 census: 195
- 2013 census: 252
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 99
- Waikato: 66
Ngāti Tara Tokanui
- 1991 census: 204
- 2001 census: 330
- 2006 census: 492
- 2013 census: 540
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 339
- Auckland: 96
Te Patukirikiri
- 1991 census: 15
- 2001 census: 60
- 2006 census: 63
- 2013 census: 45
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 33
- Auckland: 6
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