Māori language speakers
The number of Māori who can hold a conversation about everyday things in Māori, as a proportion of the Māori population.
| Region | Māori speakers (% of Māori population) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| 1 Northland | 29.4 | 29.6 | 27.9 |
| 2 Auckland | 20.5 | 20.7 | 19.8 |
| 3 Waikato | 27.0 | 27.1 | 25.4 |
| 4 Bay of Plenty | 31.8 | 31.4 | 30.3 |
| 5 Gisborne | 34.4 | 34.1 | 31.8 |
| 6 Hawke's Bay | 27.1 | 26.7 | 25.3 |
| 7 Taranaki | 23.9 | 23.5 | 20.4 |
| 8 Manawatu-Wanganui | 25.2 | 24.9 | 23.8 |
| 9 Wellington | 24.1 | 24.3 | 22.6 |
| 10 Tasman | 14.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 |
| 11 Nelson | 16.8 | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| 12 Marlborough | 16.0 | 16.8 | 15.6 |
| 13 West Coast | 13.8 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| 14 Canterbury | 16.8 | 18.0 | 16.3 |
| 15 Otago | 15.5 | 17.1 | 15.5 |
| 16 Southland | 17.6 | 18.7 | 16.4 |
Māori language speakers, 2006
| Region | 0-14 | 15-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | % | no. | % | no. | % | no. | % | no. | % | no. | % | |
| 1 Northland | 3,210 | 20.6 | 2,262 | 24.7 | 3,171 | 28.2 | 1,983 | 40.6 | 1,512 | 56.7 | 12,141 | 27.9 |
| 2 Auckland | 6,858 | 14.2 | 6,777 | 19.1 | 7,734 | 21.1 | 3,840 | 30.7 | 1,956 | 46.1 | 27,162 | 19.8 |
| 3 Waikato | 5,253 | 19.3 | 4,833 | 25.1 | 5,052 | 26.0 | 2,571 | 34.0 | 1,713 | 53.5 | 19,422 | 25.4 |
| 4 Bay of Plenty | 5,919 | 24.5 | 4,503 | 29.3 | 5,295 | 30.0 | 2,898 | 40.4 | 1,896 | 56.9 | 20,511 | 30.3 |
| 5 Gisborne | 1,728 | 25.4 | 1,302 | 30.3 | 1,569 | 30.1 | 909 | 40.0 | 768 | 65.5 | 6,276 | 31.8 |
| 6 Hawke's Bay | 2,403 | 19.9 | 2,055 | 26.3 | 2,211 | 25.7 | 1,083 | 30.5 | 738 | 48.7 | 8,493 | 25.3 |
| 7 Taranaki | 795 | 14.0 | 813 | 21.0 | 885 | 22.2 | 408 | 26.4 | 318 | 43.1 | 3,216 | 20.4 |
| 8 Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,820 | 18.3 | 2,628 | 25.1 | 2,682 | 25.4 | 1,176 | 29.0 | 735 | 41.0 | 10,047 | 23.8 |
| 9 Wellington | 3,372 | 17.7 | 3,282 | 22.7 | 3,561 | 23.8 | 1,581 | 30.7 | 756 | 41.9 | 12,552 | 22.6 |
| 10 Tasman | 111 | 9.8 | 102 | 14.8 | 132 | 16.1 | 75 | 22.9 | 27 | 26.5 | 450 | 14.7 |
| 11 Nelson | 195 | 15.2 | 198 | 20.6 | 174 | 18.0 | 72 | 24.5 | 24 | 21.6 | 666 | 18.4 |
| 12 Marlborough | 129 | 9.2 | 171 | 17.4 | 192 | 16.4 | 129 | 25.3 | 48 | 22.2 | 666 | 15.6 |
| 13 West Coast | 99 | 9.0 | 72 | 11.1 | 108 | 14.5 | 48 | 15.7 | 33 | 28.2 | 363 | 12.4 |
| 14 Canterbury | 1,410 | 10.8 | 1,707 | 17.7 | 1,734 | 18.3 | 819 | 24.4 | 312 | 25.8 | 5,979 | 16.3 |
| 15 Otago | 387 | 9.7 | 678 | 18.0 | 516 | 16.8 | 234 | 22.3 | 78 | 20.0 | 1,896 | 15.5 |
| 16 Southland | 438 | 11.8 | 462 | 17.6 | 438 | 17.0 | 255 | 24.9 | 120 | 24.7 | 1,713 | 16.4 |