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 Hauraki tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Ngāi Tai
- 1991 census: 96
- 2001 census: 177
- 2006 census: 342
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 201
- Waikato: 60
Ngāti Hako
- 1991 census: 453
- 2001 census: 924
- 2006 census: 1,377
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 666
- Auckland: 354
Ngāti Hei
- 1991 census: 177
- 2001 census: 363
- 2006 census: 558
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 192
- Waikato: 138
Ngāti Pūkenga
- 1991 census: 6
- 2001 census: 273
- 2006 census: 477
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 186
- Auckland: 150
Ngāti Rāhiri
- 1991 census: 57
- 2001 census: 93
- 2006 census: 195
Major regional locations
- Auckland: 69
- Waikato: 60
Ngāti Tara Tokanui
- 1991 census: 204
- 2001 census: 330
- 2006 census: 492
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 333
- Auckland: 87
Te Patukirikiri
- 1991 census: 15
- 2001 census: 60
- 2006 census: 63
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 45
- Auckland: 12
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