Iwi affiliation: 2023 Census launches 20 new Aotearoa Data Explorer (ADE) tables that provide data on people who affiliate with one or more iwi.
The launch of these tables on ADE complements the information on the iwi-designed and operated online data platform, Te Whata. Te Whata is designed to make iwi data more relevant, accessible, and useful, to better meet the needs of iwi communities.
Data on iwi affiliation provides important insights to aid iwi Māori in informed decision-making and planning. It is used to understand, measure, and monitor the social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of iwi members.
20 new iwi affiliation tables in Aotearoa Data Explorer
Iwi affiliation statistics from the 2023 Census include information relating to age, gender, work and income, families, and housing and home ownership.
The release of these 20 tables adds to the 10 detailed iwi affiliation tables released in October 2024 and December 2024 which included information on ethnicity, highest qualification, employment, income, and household composition.
Find topic tables from the latest 2023 Census releases contains the tables in this release, as well as details about them.
More data
Te Whata is an iwi data platform developed by Te Kāhui Raraunga and supported by Stats NZ.
Aotearoa Data Explorer - 2023 Census provides access to search and customise 2023 Census data tables, and compare data against previous censuses.
All 2023 Census Iwi affiliation tables are available on Aotearoa Data Explorer.
2023 Census Māori descent tables are also available on Aotearoa Data Explorer.
Aotearoa Data Explorer user guide contains video tutorials and a user guide.
2023 Census product and release finder has a downloadable tool that contains details of all the tables published in this release, as well as other 2023 Census releases.
After downloading and opening the tool, select the 'Product and release finder' tab then click on the 'Product' filter and select 'Aotearoa Data Explorer' from the drop-down list.
Definitions and metadata
Data sources and methodology for iwi affiliation in the 2023 Census outlines the data sources and methodology used to determine values for the iwi affiliation variable in the 2023 Census, including use of alternative data sources to mitigate missing census responses.
Using a combined census model for the 2023 Census provides information about the methodology used for the 2023 Census.
Data quality in the 2023 Census provides information about the composition and quality of the 2023 Census dataset.
2023 Census of Population and Dwellings - Information by concepts (published) - DataInfo+ provides information about the variables and their quality.
