Story: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 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 Tūranganui-a-Kiwa tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri
- 1991 census: 546
- 2001 census: 1,173
- 2006 census: 1,662
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 774
- Wellington: 210
Rongowhakaata
- 1991 census: 2,358
- 2001 census: 3,612
- 2006 census: 4,710
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 1,803
- Wellington: 621
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
- 1991 census: 2,742
- 2001 census: 4,365
- 2006 census: 5,877
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 2,454
- Wellington: 777
