Kiribati New Zealanders

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Kiribati New Zealanders
Total population
Kiribati
3,225 (2018 Census) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Auckland  · Waikato  · Wellington
Languages
New Zealand English  · Gilbertese
Religion
Majority Christian

Kiribati New Zealanders refers to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of I-Kiribati descent. According to the 2018 census, 3,225 New Zealanders declared their ethnicity as Kiribati. [1]

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Demographics

I-Kiribati people are classified as a subset of Pasifika New Zealanders under the Ethnicity New Zealand Standard Classification by Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. [2] According to the 2006 Census, there were 1,116 Kiribati New Zealanders in New Zealand, which has tripled to 3,225 in the 2018 Census. [1]

As of 2018, only 41.3% of Kiribati New Zealanders were born in New Zealand. 58.7% were born overseas, most of them in Kiribati, with smaller groups of I-Kiribati immigrants born in Australia, Tuvalu and the United States. [1]

43.7% of New Zealand residents who declared their ethnicity as I-Kiribati live in the Auckland Region. The Kiribati community is especially prominent in the country town of Warkworth, where Gilbertese is the second most spoken language. Smaller I-Kiribati communities exist in the Waikato region and in Wellington. [3]

Organisations

New Zealand's Kiribati associations include the nationwide New Zealand Kiribati National Council, the Warkworth-based Kiribati Aotearoa Diaspora Directorate and the Otago Kiribati Islands Students' Association in Dunedin. [4] [5] [6]

Clendon Park in South Auckland is home to the Kiribati Uniting Church NZ. [7]

Kiribati Language Week is a yearly event organised by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Statistics New Zealand. "Kiribati ethnic group".
  2. ↑ Statistics New Zealand. "Ethnicity New Zealand Standard Classification 2005 V2.1.0".
  3. ↑ "I-Kiribati" (PDF). Oranga Tamariki Practice Centre.
  4. ↑ "About". New Zealand Kiribati National Council.
  5. ↑ "Kaaraki mai, Welcome to KADD". Kiribati Aotearoa Diaspora Directorate Charitable Trust.
  6. ↑ "Otago Kiribati Islands Students' Association". Otago University Students' Association.
  7. ↑ "Get in touch". Kiribati Uniting Church NZ.
  8. ↑ "Kiribati Language Week 2023". Ministry for Pacific Peoples.
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