Māori language speakers
The proportion (%) of Māori speakers in the Māori population
| Territorial authority area |
2001 |
2006 |
| Far North District |
34.0 |
33.0 |
| Whangarei District |
24.8 |
22.9 |
| Kaipara District |
22.8 |
21.4 |
| Rodney District |
14.1 |
14.0 |
| North Shore City |
18.2 |
17.3 |
| Waitakere City |
19.5 |
19.0 |
| Auckland City |
20.7 |
20.0 |
| Manukau City |
22.1 |
21.4 |
| Papakura District |
23.5 |
20.9 |
| Franklin District |
24.1 |
21.3 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
18.6 |
20.4 |
| Hauraki District |
21.7 |
18.2 |
| Waikato District |
33.6 |
31.4 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
24.6 |
25.4 |
| Hamilton City |
28.3 |
25.3 |
| Waipa District |
24.3 |
21.1 |
| Otorohanga District |
28.6 |
26.3 |
| South Waikato District |
21.6 |
21.0 |
| Waitomo District |
28.3 |
26.9 |
| Taupo District |
28.1 |
28.3 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
28.0 |
27.2 |
| Tauranga City |
24.3 |
22.8 |
| Rotorua District |
29.8 |
30.2 |
| Whakatane District |
39.9 |
37.7 |
| Kawerau District |
31.6 |
31.8 |
| Opotiki District |
39.1 |
38.2 |
| Gisborne District |
34.0 |
31.8 |
| Wairoa District |
31.8 |
30.6 |
| Hastings District |
27.2 |
26.1 |
| Napier City |
24.0 |
22.4 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
22.3 |
21.9 |
| New Plymouth District |
21.0 |
18.9 |
| Stratford District |
20.4 |
17.6 |
| South Taranaki District |
28.1 |
23.4 |
| Ruapehu District |
26.6 |
26.1 |
| Whanganui District |
28.6 |
26.0 |
| Rangitikei District |
26.6 |
27.1 |
| Manawatu District |
23.1 |
21.8 |
| Palmerston North City |
24.4 |
23.4 |
| Tararua District |
20.3 |
18.5 |
| Horowhenua District |
21.6 |
21.5 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
26.5 |
25.7 |
| Porirua City |
25.6 |
23.0 |
| Upper Hutt City |
19.9 |
19.6 |
| Lower Hutt City |
26.1 |
24.9 |
| Wellington City |
23.5 |
20.7 |
| Masterton District |
22.3 |
21.8 |
| Carterton District |
17.2 |
15.9 |
| South Wairarapa District |
17.3 |
15.4 |
| Tasman District |
16.2 |
14.7 |
| Nelson City |
19.8 |
18.4 |
| Marlborough District |
16.9 |
15.6 |
| Kaikoura District |
22.9 |
19.8 |
| Buller District |
15.4 |
12.3 |
| Grey District |
12.9 |
10.7 |
| Westland District |
14.7 |
14.2 |
| Hurunui District |
14.5 |
12.6 |
| Waimakariri District |
14.8 |
13.1 |
| Christchurch City |
19.3 |
17.7 |
| Selwyn District |
14.1 |
12.8 |
| Ashburton District |
12.0 |
10.6 |
| Timaru District |
15.8 |
13.4 |
| Mackenzie District |
12.7 |
16.1 |
| Waimate District |
14.3 |
11.2 |
| Chatham Islands |
12.3 |
18.9 |
| Waitaki District |
12.1 |
13.5 |
| Central Otago District |
14.2 |
11.4 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
13.5 |
13.2 |
| Dunedin City |
19.2 |
16.6 |
| Clutha District |
14.5 |
15.4 |
| Southland District |
14.6 |
13.5 |
| Gore District |
23.6 |
18.8 |
| Invercargill City |
19.2 |
17.2 |
| New Zealand |
25.2 |
23.7 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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