Nga Wahi o Te Reo Māori

File under: Māori, demographics, Wellington

In the spirit of Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, here's a map of Wellington that shows the proportion of Māori who speak Te Reo.

Grey areas show area units where the proportion is close to the national average (24%), red areas have higher than average rates, and blue lower than average (white areas have a Māori population below 50, so proportions could be unreliable).

Perhaps not surprisingly, Māori in more affluent suburbs are less likely to speak Te Reo, with some (such as Roseneath) well under 10%, and this also seems to apply to new suburbs such as Crofton Downs and Newlands. Traditionally working class suburbs (perhaps those with a larger, more settled Māori community?) such as Newtown, Porirua and Petone show greater rates of Te Reo. Interestingly, so does Te Aro: perhaps there are a lot of Māori-speaking students and public servants there?