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NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU
NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU
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Ko Tamatearikinui te Pötiatia
Ko Ruawharo te tohunga
Ko Ngäti Kahungunu te iwi
NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU POPULATION FOR 2001 AND 2006
NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU AGE GROUPS
Age Group Number Percent
0–14 Years 21,855 36.5
15–29 Years 14,904 24.9
30–64 Years 20,847 34.8
65+ Years 2,337 3.9
Total 59,946 100.0
2006 Population Census for
NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU
2001 2006 Change 2001–2006
Iwi Number Number Number Percent
Ngäti Kahungunu 51,552 59,946 8,394 16.3
Ngäti Kahungunu has the third largest iwi population, with 59,946 people. Twelve
percent of the total Mäori population are Ngäti Kahungunu. The Ngäti Kahungunu
population grew by 8,394 people or 16.3 percent since the 2001 census. More than half
of the iwi’s population (61 percent) is under the age of 30, refl ecting the youthful nature
of the Mäori population in general.
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NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU 2006
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa 20,982
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga 9,525
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Wairärapa 7,440
Ngäti Kahungunu, region unspecifi ed 18,459
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Te Whanganui ä Orotu 1,677
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Tamatea 720
Ngäti Kahungunu ki Tamakinui ä Rua 423
Ngäti Pähauwera 1,764
Ngäti Räkaipaaka 1,488
62,478
Ngäti Pähauwera and Ngäti Räkaipaaka were previously classifi ed
under Ngäti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa. These statistics show that
people also identify with more than one group above.