Pasifika New Zealanders

Pasifika New Zealanders
  • Tagata Pasefika-Niu Sila
  • Fakatangata Pasifiki-Nuʻu Sila
Mary Ama and the Pacifica Mamas celebrating the Matairangi Mahi Toi arts residency at Government House
Total population
442,632[1] (2023)
Regions with significant populations
Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch
Languages
New Zealand English, Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands Māori, Fijian, Rotuman, Tokelauan, Niuean, Tuvaluan
Related ethnic groups
Tuvaluan New Zealander, Tongan New Zealanders, Pacific Islander Americans, Solomon Islander New Zealanders, Samoan New Zealanders, Papua New Guinean New Zealanders, Māori people, Māori Australians, Samoan Australians, Tongan Australians, Fijian Australians

Pasifika New Zealanders (also called Pacific Peoples[2][3]) are a pan-ethnic group of New Zealanders associated with, and descended from, the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands (also known as Pacific Islanders) outside of New Zealand itself.[a][4] They form the fourth-largest ethnic grouping in the country, after European descendants, indigenous Māori, and Asian New Zealanders.[5] Over 380,000 people identify as being of Pacific origin, representing 8% of the country's population, with the majority residing in Auckland.[4]

  1. ^ "2023 Census population counts (by ethnic group, age, and Māori descent) and dwelling counts | Stats NZ". www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Census ethnic group summaries: Pacific Peoples ethnic group". www.stats.govt.nz. Statistics NZ. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Pacific and Pasifika terminology". tapasa.tki.org.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Pasifika New Zealand". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "2018 Census population and dwelling counts". www.stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand. 23 September 2019. § Ethnicity. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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