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==People==

==People==

[[File:Maori people New Zealand.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Māori people.]]

[[File:Maori people New Zealand.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Māori people.]]

Most of the 4 million New Zealanders are descendants of immigrants from the British Isles. About 15% claim Māori descent although it is now assumed, but not confirmed, that there are now no full blooded Māori left. Nearly 76% of the people, including a large majority of Māori, live in the North Island. In addition, 265,974 Pacific peoples live in New Zealand, primarily in Auckland. During the late 1870s, natural increase permanently replaced immigration as the chief contributor to population growth and accounted for more than 75% of population growth in the 20th century. Nearly 85% of New Zealand's population lives in urban areas (with over one million in Auckland alone), where the service and manufacturing industries are growing rapidly. The capital city, [[Wellington]], is the second largest city with a population just under 500,000 - many of whom work in government services. Wellington is also the home of Weta Workshop, [[Peter Jackson]]'s effects and production company. New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country's native bird.  

Most of the 5 million New Zealanders are descendants of immigrants from the British Isles. About 17% claim Māori descent although it is now assumed, but not confirmed, that there are now no full blooded Māori left. Nearly 76% of the people, including a large majority of Māori, live in the North Island. In addition, 318,642 Pacific peoples live in New Zealand, primarily in Auckland. During the late 1870s, natural increase permanently replaced immigration as the chief contributor to population growth and accounted for more than 75% of population growth in the 20th century. Nearly 85% of New Zealand's population lives in urban areas (with over one million in Auckland alone), where the service and manufacturing industries are growing rapidly. The capital city, [[Wellington]], is the second largest city with a population just under 500,000 - many of whom work in government services. Wellington is also the home of Weta Workshop, [[Peter Jackson]]'s effects and production company. New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country's native bird.<ref>https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2018-census-population-and-dwelling-counts</ref>

*Population: 4,267,678.

*Population: 5,124,100.

*Annual growth rate (since December 2006): 0.7%.

*Annual growth rate (since December 2006): 0.7%.

*Ethnic groups: European 64.8%; Māori (or part Māori) 14%; Asian 8.8%; other Polynesian Pacific peoples 6.6%; Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African 0.9%; other 10.7%. (Note: People can choose to identify with more than one ethnic group.)

*Ethnic groups: European 64.8%; Māori (or part Māori) 14%; Asian 8.8%; other Polynesian Pacific peoples 6.6%; Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African 0.9%; other 10.7%. (Note: People can choose to identify with more than one ethnic group.)