Population by ethnic group

Estimated resident population by ethnic group, at 30 June 2006

Region	Total	European or Other2	Maori	Pacific peoples	Asian	Middle Eastern, Latin American, African (MELAA)
Northland	152,700	118,200	48,000	4,340	3,110	410
Auckland	1,371,000	856,300	156,600	203,000	268,600	20,700
Waikato	395,100	317,300	84,000	13,250	20,600	2,720
Bay of Plenty	265,300	206,500	73,500	7,300	8,910	870
Gisborne	46,000	28,700	21,500	1,520	900	100
Hawke's Bay	152,100	120,700	36,400	6,080	3,920	620
Taranaki	107,300	95,500	17,250	1,540	2,430	250
Manawatu-Whanganui	229,400	191,900	45,900	6,510	9,130	1,190
Wellington	466,300	368,100	61,000	38,700	40,800	5,830
Tasman	45,800	43,900	3,310	360	620	120
Nelson	44,300	41,100	3,940	780	1,210	160
Marlborough	43,600	40,500	4,600	710	730	210
West Coast	32,100	30,400	3,150	340	410	80
Canterbury	540,000	483,300	40,100	12,100	32,800	3,660
Otago	199,800	184,000	13,450	3,480	8,860	1,450
Southland	93,200	86,500	11,200	1,600	1,320	170
New Zealand	4,184,600	3,213,300	624,300	301,600	404,400	38,600

Source: Statistics New Zealand
Notes: (1) Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted once in each applicable group. (2) Other includes the category "New Zealander".

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