Australia/New Zealand
The Maori of New Zealand

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[The following is from the US State Department: Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/new_zealand_0798_bgn.html]

New Zealand

Nationality: Noun--New Zealander(s). Adjective--New Zealand.
Population (1996): 3.6 million.
Annual growth rate: 1.4%.
Ethnic groups: European 75%, Maori 14.5%, other Polynesian 5.6%.
Religions: Anglican 22%, Presbyterian 16%, Roman Catholic 15%.
Languages: English, Maori.

PEOPLE

Most of the 3.6 million New Zealanders are of British origin. About 14% claim descent from the indigenous Maori population, which is of Polynesian origin. Nearly 75% of the people, including a large majority of the of the Maoris, live on the North Island. In addition, 167,000 Pacific Islanders also live in New Zealand.

During the late 1870s, natural increase permanently replaced immigration as the chief contributor to population growth and has accounted for more than 75% of population growth in the 20th century. Nearly 85% of New Zealand's population lives in urban areas, where the service and manufacturing industries are growing rapidly.

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