Story: Te Tau Ihu tribes
Page 7 – 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 tribes of Te Tau Ihu (including those who indicated more than one tribe) (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Ngāti Apa
- 2001 census: 375
- 2006 census: 741
Major regional locations
- Manawatū–Wanganui: 117
- Canterbury: 114
- Marlborough: 111
Ngāti Koata
- 1991 census: 390
- 2001 census: 765
- 2006 census: 1,062
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 222
- Waikato: 210
Ngāti Kuia
- 1991 census: 522
- 2001 census: 1,224
- 2006 census: 1,551
Major regional locations
- Marlborough: 258
- Nelson: 243
Ngāti Rārua
- 1991 census: 312
- 2001 census: 699
- 2006 census: 954
Major regional locations
- Marlborough: 198
Ngāti Tama
- 2001 census: 393
- 2006 census: 381
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 108
Ngāti Toarangatira
- 1991 census: 24
- 2001 census: 138
- 2006 census: 180
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 42
Rangitāne
- 1991 census: 54
- 2001 census: 756
- 2006 census: 966
Major regional locations
- Marlborough: 246
- Canterbury: 126
Te Āti Awa
- 1991 census: 9
- 2001 census: 1,377
- 2006 census: 2,433
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 546
- Marlborough: 324
