Kōrero: Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki
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 Te Āti Awa tribe of Taranaki (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.
Te Āti Awa (Taranaki)
- 1991 census: 222
- 2001 census: 10,152
- 2006 census: 12,852
Major regional locations
- Taranaki: 2,721
- Wellington: 2,661
Te Āti Awa (unspecified)
- 1991 census: 11,028
- 2001 census: 4,929
- 2006 census: 4,644
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 1,128
- Taranaki: 888
