Story: Muriwhenua tribes
Page 5 – Facts and figures
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 Muriwhenua tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Ngāi Takoto
- 1991 census: 186
- 2001 census: 489
- 2006 census: 774
Major regional locations
- Northland: 345
- Auckland: 291
Ngāti Kahu
- 1991 census: 4,275
- 2001 census: 6,957
- 2006 census: 8,313
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 3,549
- Northland: 2,625
Ngāti Kurī
- 1991 census: 1,395
- 2001 census: 4,647
- 2006 census: 5,757
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 2,454
- Northland: 1,899
Te Aupōuri
- 1991 census: 6,720
- 2001 census: 7,848
- 2006 census: 9,333
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 4,104
- Northland: 2,415
Te Rarawa
- 1991 census: 5,919
- 2001 census: 11,526
- 2006 census: 14,895
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 6,843
- Northland: 4,455
