Estimates suggest that up to 100,000 Maori were living in New Zealand in 1769, at the time of first European contact
By 1896, there were only 42,113 people of predominantly Maori descent left in New Zealand.
However, good news! New Zealand's 2006 National Census reported that 565,329 people belonged to the Maori ethnic group. The Maori population is increasing and at a faster rate than the European population of New Zealand.
(thanks to He Korero mo Te reo Maori, the maori language information website, for all the info)
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