Kōrero: Ngā iwi o Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
Whārangi 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.
Also shown are the numbers of each tribe living in the major regions at the 2001 census.
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri
- 1991 census: 546
- 2001 census: 1,173
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 537
- Wellington: 147
Rongowhakaata
- 1991 census: 2,358
- 2001 census: 3,612
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 1,425
- Wellington: 468
Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki
- 1991 census: 2,742
- 2001 census: 4,365
Major regional locations
- Gisborne: 1,860
- Wellington: 543
