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Ethnicity

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What is ethnicity?

Ethnicity refers to the group/s a person identifies with, primarily based on their shared: 

  • culture (e.g. language, customs or religion) and/or 
  • geographic origin or ancestry (e.g. Pacific Islands).  
Ethnicity in Aotearoa

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New Zealand is a multicultural country, based on a bi-cultural foundation (Te Tiriti o Waitangi between M膩ori and the British Crown).

Today, Stats NZ recognises six major ethnic groupings in New Zealand: M膩ori, Pacific peoples (Pasifika), Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA), European, and a diverse range of 鈥榦ther鈥 ethnicities. These groups include hundreds of sub-groups and reflect significant diversity.

New Zealand鈥檚 migrant population is increasing, with 27.4% of the population being born overseas and over 160 languages spoken across Aotearoa. Te reo M膩ori, Samoan, Northern Chinese (including Mandarin) and Hindi are the most commonly spoken languages after English.

Read an example of the relationship between ethnicity and participation in physical activity.

Hear from young people

Fatima and Joud share their experiences of Faith, Futsal and Fasting as Muslim young people.

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Additional resources, case studies and insights.

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Club is the Hub Case Study | 爆料社区

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