Source: Statistics New Zealand
Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2026 quarter – information release
9 October 2026
Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2026 quarter presents information on one subset of Māori businesses that contribute to our country’s economy. This release
includes data on Māori authorities and related businesses. It does not cover all Māori businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Māori authorities are defined as businesses that receive, manage, and/or administer assets held in common ownership by iwi and Māori. Māori authorities are largely identified through their tax codes as registered with Inland Revenue. Any
business within a Māori authority ownership group is also included for the purposes of Tatauranga umanga Māori.
Key facts
In the June 2026 quarter, around 1,450 Māori authorities and related businesses were in the Tatauranga umanga Māori population.
All figures are actual values and are not adjusted for seasonal effects.
In the June 2026 quarter, compared with the June 2025 quarter:
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- the total value of sales by Māori authorities was $1,013 million, down $70 million (6.5 percent)
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- the total value of purchases by Māori authorities was $690 million, down $56 million (7.5 percent)
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- the total number of filled jobs for Māori authorities was 10,960, down 990 jobs (8.3 percent)
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- the total value of earnings by employees of Māori authorities was $217 million, down $10 million (4.5 percent)
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- Māori authorities exported $185 million worth of goods, down $35 million (16 percent).
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