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The Ngāti Kahungunu Population

NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Tamatearikinui te Pōtiatia
Ko Ruawhari te tohunga
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Ngāti Kahungunu has the third largest iwi population with 59,946 people or 12 percent of the total Māori population are Ngāti Kahungunu. The Ngāti Kahungunu population grew by 8394 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 reflecting the youthful nature of the Māori population in general.

Ngāti Kahungunu Population for 2001 & 2006

Iwi 2001 2006 Change 2001- 20006
Number Number Number Percent
Ngāti
Kahungunu		 51,552 59,946 8,394 16.3

Ngāti 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

Ngāti Kahungunu Population

Regional Council Ngāti
Kahungunu 		Percent
Northland Region 1,173 2.0
Auckland Region 7,641 12.7
Waikato Region 5,082 8.5
Bay of Plenty Region 4,041 6.7
Gisborne Region 2,337 3.9
Hawke's Bay Region 17,043 28.4
Taranaki Region 726 1.2
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 5,571 9.3
Wellington Region 9,759 16.3
Tasman Region 216 0.4
Nelson Region 312 0.5
Marlborough Region 423 0.7
West Coast Region 171 0.3
Canterbury Region 3,219 5.4
Otago Region 1,119 1.9
Southland Region 1,083 1.8
Area Outside Region 33 0.1
Total 59,946 100.0

These population statistics are extracted from 2006 Census and is based on a regional council area. The statistics for Ngāti Kahungunu are for the following taiwhenua and other groups:

  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa
  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairārapa
  • Ngāti Kahungunu, region unspecified
  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Whanganui ā Orotu
  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamatea
  • Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamakinui ā Rua
  • Ngāti Pāhauwera
  • Ngāti Rākaipaaka