Regions⁶

In 2008, Māori living in Southland had the highest weekly income ($588), followed by: Canterbury ($560); and Wellington ($542).

Māori living in the Taranaki region had the highest dollar increase in weekly income ($212), followed by Canterbury ($195) and Southland ($181). Taranaki had the largest percentage increase in weekly income (65%).

Table 1: Māori personal weekly income by regional council area, 2003 and 2008

⁶ Regional Council areas are reported in this section.