Māori speakers of te reo by Region

This page presents information about the proportion of the Māori population aged 12 to 24 who speak te reo Māori.

Number and proportion of the Māori population aged 12 to 24 who speak te reo Māori, by Region, 2006
Region Māori speakers of te reo
Number aged 12 to 24 Proportion (%) of 12 to 24
Māori population
Area Outside Region 12 20.0%
Auckland 6,408 18.8%
Bay of Plenty 4,572 29.1%
Canterbury 1,599 17.0%
Gisborne 1,416 31.3%
Hawke's Bay 2,043 25.9%
Manawatu-Wanganui 2,703 25.5%
Marlborough 153 15.6%
Nelson 198 20.8%
Northland 2,487 24.7%
Otago 630 17.3%
Southland 468 17.6%
Taranaki 798 20.8%
Tasman 117 15.1%
Waikato 4,779 25.1%
Wellington 3,198 23.0%
West Coast 75 10.4%
Total by Region 31,653 22.8%
National average na 22.8%

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census. For notes on the data, please see the Methodology report.

na = data suppressed or not available

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