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==People==

==People==

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

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

Most of the 4 million New Zealanders are of British Isles origin. About 15% claim Maori descent although the number of full blooded Maori is negligible. Nearly 76% of the people, including a large majority of Maori, live on 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. New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country's native bird.  

Most of the 4 million New Zealanders are of British Isles origin. About 15% claim Maori descent although it is now assumed, but not confirmed, that there are now no full blooded Maori's left. Nearly 76% of the people, including a large majority of Maori, live on 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. New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country's native bird.  

*Population: 4,267,678.

*Population: 4,267,678.

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

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