1. ETHNIC
DIVERSITY

2. “Ethnic diversity leads to cultural enrichment.”
Immigration has resulted in significant changes in the ethnic composition of New Zealand’s population – particularly since the 1970s.
As a result, today our way of life in New Zealand is “a blend of many different cultures”.
“Ethnic diversity leads to cultural enrichment.”
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

3. Ethnic Groups – Percentage of the Population 1991 and 2001
Source: Statistics New Zealand

4. New Zealand: Main Ethnic Groups
Percentage Increase
New Zealand: Main Ethnic Groups
Percentage Population Increase

5. Ethnic Composition of the Population 2006
Ethnic group
Percentage
(rounded)
European 70
Maori 14
Asian 9
Pacific 7
100
Their numbers increased by nearly 50% between 2001 and 2006!
Ethnic Composition of the Population 2006
In % of the population was born overseas.

6. Age Structure of Main Ethnic Groups in New Zealand 2006
What do these population pyramids suggest will happen to the composition of New Zealand’s population in the future?
Age Structure of Main Ethnic Groups in New Zealand 2006

7. What trends does this graph reveal?

8. New Zealand Residents of Asian Ethnicity 2006
By 2030 it is expected that the Asian population of New Zealand will exceed the Maori population.
New Zealand Residents of Asian Ethnicity 2006
In per cent of people of Asian ethnicity in New Zealand had been born in New Zealand.

9. Auckland is the most ethnically diverse region in New Zealand:
Approximately 70% of Pacific Islanders living in New Zealand live in the Auckland region.
2006
Auckland is the most ethnically diverse region in New Zealand:
56% European
19% Asian
14% Pacific
11% Maori
Only 7% of Southlanders were born overseas – compared with 37% of people living in the Auckland region.

10. Asian Ethnic Groups in Christchurch