Māori electorate boundaries are defined at meshblock level.
The number of Māori electoral districts, and electoral populations for each electorate is controlled by the criteria specified in the Electoral Act. Within these criteria, when setting the boundaries, the Representation Commission also consider the existing boundaries of the Māori electoral districts, community of interest among the Māori people generally and members of Māori tribes, facilities of communications, topographical features, and any projected variation in the Māori electoral population of those districts during their life.
Māori electoral district is a flat classification with eight categories.
The full classification is available in the 'Available files' section on the main page.