Story: Whāngārei 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 Ngāti Wai (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Ngāti Wai
- 1991 census: 3,009
- 2001 census: 3,966
- 2006 census: 4,866
Major regional locations
- Northland: 1,830
- Auckland: 1,746
