Te Ara Takatū: Census data for iwi and iwi-related groups
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi o te motu, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Stats NZ is working with iwi to enable greater access to data and the insights data can provide. As part of this, we are offering free census data to iwi.
Data we provide though our website is always free of charge. But this offer means you can also get customised datasets, made to meet your specific needs, at no charge.
How we can help
We can:
- Work with you to shape your questions and understand whether census data can answer them.
- Extract census data that isn’t available via our website, and give it to you in the format that best meets your needs.
What census data is available?
You can request data from most censuses, including the longitudinal census dataset accessed through our Data Lab.
Find out what we produced data on, as well as definitions and other details about the data:
2023 Census data requests
You can now make customised data requests for iwi based on available individuals and dwellings data.
2018 iwi affiliation estimated counts
- 2018 iwi affiliation estimated counts are now available following a joint initiative with Data Iwi Leaders Group (Data ILG). Although not official 2018 Census results, for many purposes, the 2018 iwi estimates provide a more relevant and up-to-date picture than continued use of 2013 Census iwi data.
- 2018 iwi affiliation estimated counts – DataInfo+
Contact us to get data
For more information, or to request data about your iwi:
- complete the online form below, or
- email iwidatarequests@stats.govt.nz, or
- phone our toll-free number, 0508 525 525, and tell us you’re calling about iwi access to census data.
Takatū mai rā ngā iwi kia eke ai ngā ara poutama i te ao hōu.
Ensuring iwi are prepared on their journey to data.
He whakamārama: explanation of the name
This is a tukutuku panel that aligns the walls inside a wharenui. It shows the traditional poutama pattern, and is associated with a story about the path taken to acquire the three baskets of knowledge from the heavenly realms, which were then brought to and shared on earth.
The image below represents that story, showing the steps one takes to gain data and statistical information in the wider Aotearoa landscape, and to inform future generations.
The squares weave all data in our world (light and dark grey colours), which reflects the ways Māori perceive and use data. It is grouped into black squares, which represent the data system where Māori are participating through co-design and co-governance.
The X's are the 'steps' made up of Stats NZ (orange) and Iwi Māori (dark brown). Through shared partnerships and the desire to work with Stats NZ, iwi and Māori communities are using and exploring census data to achieve their aspirations for their people and for all Aotearoa.
The blank spaces represent future pathways towards increasing data literacy and data use.
