Information sources

This report draws on data from a variety of sources¹, including:

• the 2001 and the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings;
• the 2001 and the 2006 Surveys of the Health of the Māori Language;
• education statistics from the Ministry of Education;
• national research on the Māori language; and
• local knowledge of language issues and initiatives.

Much of the data used to create this report is previously unpublished data from the 2006 Census and 2006 Health of the Māori Language Survey (HML 2006 Survey). Data tables for further analysis can be provided by Te Puni Kōkiri on request.