QuickStats About Pacific Peoples presents information on people belonging to the Pacific peoples ethnic group who usually live in New Zealand. It also includes data that relates specifically to the seven largest Pacific ethnic groups: Samoan, Cook Islands Maori, Tongan, Niuean, Fijian, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan. The information in QuickStats About Pacific Peoples is based on New Zealand's 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings, held on 7 March 2006. Some comparisons over time are also included.
More detailed information on the seven largest Pacific peoples ethnic groups is available in the Pacific Profiles: 2006 on the Statistics New Zealand website. These reports cover topics such as demographics, language, religion, families and households, income, housing and smoking behaviour.