View Te Ara in

Kōrero: Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Whārangi 6 – 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 Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers.

Te Āti Awa (Te Whanganui-a-Tara)

  • 1991 census: 45
  • 2001 census: 1,233
  • 2006 census: 1,728

Major regional locations

  • Wellington: 762

Te Āti Awa (unspecified)

  • 1991 census: 11,028
  • 2001 census: 4,929
  • 2006 census: 4,644

Major regional locations

  • Wellington: 1,128
  • Taranaki: 888
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Morris Love. 'Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Facts and figures', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/te-ati-awa-ki-te-whanganui-a-tara/6