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Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: March 2024 quarter

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: March 2024 quarter

05 July 2024, 10:45am

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Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: March 2024 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 March 2024 quarter, around 1,350 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 March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter: 

  • the total value of sales by Māori authorities was $1,077 million, up $131 million (14 percent)
  • the total value of purchases by Māori authorities was $762 million, up $48 million (6.7 percent)
  • the total number of filled jobs for Māori authorities was 12,030, up 350 jobs (3.0 percent)
  • the total value of earnings by employees of Māori authorities was $221 million, up $21 million (10 percent)
  • Māori authorities exported $186 million worth of goods, up $5.4 million (3.0 percent).

Business financial data 

Industry sales and purchases for Māori authorities and related businesses in the March 2024 quarter were: 

  • primary industries ‒ $369 million in sales, $272 million in purchases
  • goods-producing industries ‒ $195 million in sales, $157 million in purchases
  • services industries ‒ $512 million in sales, $333 million in purchases.
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Created with Highcharts 5.0.14$Value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2019-March 2024 quartersPrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industriesMar-19Jun-19Sep-19Dec-19Mar-20Jun-20Sep-20Dec-20Mar-21Jun-21Sep-21Dec-21Mar-22Jun-22Sep-22Dec-22Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24100M200M300M400M500M600M700MStats NZ

Value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2019-March 2024 quarters

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14$Value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2019-March 2024 quartersPrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industriesMar-19Jun-19Sep-19Dec-19Mar-20Jun-20Sep-20Dec-20Mar-21Jun-21Sep-21Dec-21Mar-22Jun-22Sep-22Dec-22Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24100M200M300M400M500M600M700MStats NZ
Category Primary industries Goods-producing industries Services industries
Mar-19 278,000,000 199,000,000 320,000,000
Jun-19 284,000,000 205,000,000 336,000,000
Sep-19 292,000,000 146,000,000 396,000,000
Dec-19 315,000,000 259,000,000 376,000,000
Mar-20 325,000,000 165,000,000 339,000,000
Jun-20 293,000,000 198,000,000 372,000,000
Sep-20 289,000,000 197,000,000 392,000,000
Dec-20 365,000,000 274,000,000 404,000,000
Mar-21 340,000,000 189,000,000 345,000,000
Jun-21 345,000,000 228,000,000 404,000,000
Sep-21 392,000,000 205,000,000 450,000,000
Dec-21 348,000,000 266,000,000 491,000,000
Mar-22 318,000,000 194,000,000 421,000,000
Jun-22 328,000,000 206,000,000 465,000,000
Sep-22 306,000,000 202,000,000 455,000,000
Dec-22 298,000,000 215,000,000 489,000,000
Mar-23 320,000,000 193,000,000 432,000,000
Jun-23 347,000,000 224,000,000 494,000,000
Sep-23 405,000,000 180,000,000 510,000,000
Dec-23 354,000,000 212,000,000 619,000,000
Mar-24 369,000,000 195,000,000 512,000,000

From the December 2023 quarter to the March 2024 quarter, sales by Māori authorities in services industries fell by 17 percent. This fall followed a high in the December quarter and was largely caused by businesses in the health care, management, and administration services industries. Government grants to businesses in the management and administration services industries tend to follow a seasonal pattern.

Due to the small number of Māori authorities in the Tatauranga umanga Māori population, some industries have been grouped together to protect confidentiality of businesses:

  • Primary industries include businesses involved in farming, forestry, fishing, and mining. 
  • Goods-producing industries include businesses involved in manufacturing; utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and waste services; and construction. 
  • Services industries include businesses involved in health care and social assistance, real estate, travel agencies, and management services ‒ for example, head offices. 

Broad industry groups - ANZSIC06 on Datainfo+ has more information on how the industries are grouped. 

For the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter, the total value of sales by Māori authorities and related businesses rose $131 million. 

By industry, the largest movements were: 

  • primary industries, up $49 million (15 percent)
  • health care and social assistance, up $42 million (36 percent)
  • other services industries, up $23 million (47 percent).

Note that sales reported here may include donations and government funding. These funding sources are more prevalent in services industries. 

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Created with Highcharts 5.0.14IndustryChange ($)Change in value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersPrimary industriesHealth care and social assistanceOther services industriesRental, hiring, and real estate servicesArts, recreation, and other servicesGoods-producing industriesProfessional, scientific, technical, administrative, and support services-5M05M10M15M20M25M30M35M40M45M50M-10MStats NZ

Change in value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quarters

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14Change ($)Change in value of sales by Māori authorities ($), by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersDollar changePrimary industriesHealth care and social assistanceOther services industriesRental, hiring, and real estate servicesArts, recreation, and other servicesGoods-producing industriesProfessional, scientific, technical, administrative, and support services-5M05M10M15M20M25M30M35M40M45M50M-10MStats NZ
Industry Dollar change
Primary industries 49,000,000
Health care and social assistance 42,000,000
Other services industries 23,000,000
Rental, hiring, and real estate services 14,000,000
Arts, recreation, and other services 5,000,000
Goods-producing industries 2,000,000
Professional, scientific, technical, administrative, and support services -5,000,000

Business financial data: March 2024 quarter has information on sales and purchases for most market industries in New Zealand. 

Business employment data 

For Māori authorities and related businesses in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter: 

  • the number of filled jobs for women was 6,660, up 160 jobs (2.5 percent)
  • the number of filled jobs for men was 5,370, up 190 jobs (3.7 percent)
  • the value of total earnings for women was $112 million, up $13 million (14 percent)
  • the value of total earnings for men was $109 million, up $7.2 million (7.1 percent).

The total number of filled jobs for Māori authorities and related businesses rose by 350 jobs in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter. The movements by industry group were: 

  • primary industries, up 90 jobs (3.2 percent)
  • goods producing industries, down 330 jobs (26 percent)
  • services industries, up 590 jobs (7.8 percent).
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Created with Highcharts 5.0.14IndustryPercentage changePercentage change in filled jobs, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersPrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industries-20-10010-27.5-25-22.5-17.5-15-12.5-7.5-5-2.52.557.5Stats NZ

Percentage change in filled jobs, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quarters

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14Percentage changePercentage change in filled jobs, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersPercentage changePrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industries-20-10010-27.5-25-22.5-17.5-15-12.5-7.5-5-2.52.557.5Stats NZ
Industry Percentage change
Primary industries 3.2
Goods-producing industries -26.4
Services industries 7.8

Total earnings for employees of Māori authorities and related businesses rose $21 million to $221 million in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter. The movements in earnings by industry group were:

  • primary industries, up $4.3 million (8.5 percent)
  • goods producing industries, down $5.2 million (22 percent)
  • services industries, up $22 million (17 percent).
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Created with Highcharts 5.0.14IndustryPercentage changePercentage change in employee earnings, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersPrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industries-25-22.5-20-17.5-15-12.5-10-7.5-5-2.502.557.51012.51517.5Stats NZ

Percentage change in employee earnings, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quarters

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14Percentage changePercentage change in employee earnings, Māori authorities, by industry group, March 2023-March 2024 quartersPercentagePrimary industriesGoods-producing industriesServices industries-25-22.5-20-17.5-15-12.5-10-7.5-5-2.502.557.51012.51517.5Stats NZ
Industry Percentage
Primary industries 8.5
Goods-producing industries -22.4
Services industries 17.1

Business employment data: March 2024 quarter has more information on filled jobs and gross earnings for all New Zealand businesses. 

Goods exports 

In the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter, the value of: 

  • total goods exports by Māori authorities was $186 million, up $5.4 million (3.0 percent)
  • exports of milk powder, butter, and cheese was $40 million, down $8.7 million (18 percent)
  • exports of all other goods was $146 million, up $14 million (11 percent); other goods exported by Māori authorities include kaimoana (seafood), meat, machinery, and wine.

Note that goods may be exported by businesses in both the primary industries (for example, livestock or unprocessed seafood), and the goods-producing industries (for example, meat, dairy products, and wine). 

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Created with Highcharts 5.0.14$Value of goods exported by Māori authorities ($), by commodity, March 2019-March 2024 quartersTotalMilk powder, butter, and cheeseAll otherMar-19Jun-19Sep-19Dec-19Mar-20Jun-20Sep-20Dec-20Mar-21Jun-21Sep-21Dec-21Mar-22Jun-22Sep-22Dec-22Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24050M100M150M200M250MStats NZ

Value of goods exported by Māori authorities ($), by commodity, March 2019-March 2024 quarters

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14$Value of goods exported by Māori authorities ($), by commodity, March 2019-March 2024 quartersTotalMilk powder, butter, and cheeseAll otherMar-19Jun-19Sep-19Dec-19Mar-20Jun-20Sep-20Dec-20Mar-21Jun-21Sep-21Dec-21Mar-22Jun-22Sep-22Dec-22Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24050M100M150M200M250MStats NZ
Category Total Milk powder, butter, and cheese All other
Mar-19 156,000,000 40,000,000 117,000,000
Jun-19 179,000,000 39,000,000 140,000,000
Sep-19 156,000,000 14,000,000 141,000,000
Dec-19 212,000,000 84,000,000 128,000,000
Mar-20 161,000,000 29,000,000 132,000,000
Jun-20 172,000,000 41,000,000 130,000,000
Sep-20 145,000,000 17,000,000 128,000,000
Dec-20 243,000,000 66,000,000 177,000,000
Mar-21 182,000,000 35,000,000 148,000,000
Jun-21 218,000,000 52,000,000 166,000,000
Sep-21 241,000,000 31,000,000 210,000,000
Dec-21 230,000,000 89,000,000 141,000,000
Mar-22 186,000,000 58,000,000 128,000,000
Jun-22 204,000,000 58,000,000 146,000,000
Sep-22 179,000,000 42,000,000 137,000,000
Dec-22 192,000,000 45,000,000 147,000,000
Mar-23 181,000,000 49,000,000 132,000,000
Jun-23 174,000,000 57,000,000 118,000,000
Sep-23 150,000,000 36,000,000 114,000,000
Dec-23 186,000,000 57,000,000 129,000,000
Mar-24 186,000,000 40,000,000 146,000,000

Overseas merchandise trade: March 2024 has more information on imports and exports of merchandise goods for all New Zealand businesses. 

Data updates to Tatauranga umanga Māori 

We have updated data for this release, and therefore some data will differ from that presented in previous releases. Results can also be impacted by changes in ownership, the life cycle, or kind of activity a business undertakes. This quarter's results, particularly in the services industries, were impacted by changes in ownership of some businesses. 

Population for Tatauranga umanga Māori 

The population of Māori authorities is updated every year for the annual Tatauranga umanga Māori release, and for the subsequent June quarter release. The next update to the quarterly population will be implemented in Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2024 quarter.  

Definitions and metadata 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: quarterly - DataInfo+ provides general methodology and definitions relevant for Māori business statistics. 

Tatauranga umanga Māori: 2021 pūrongo matatini - Statistics on Māori businesses: 2021 technical report provides contextual and technical information about Stats NZ's publication of Tatauranga umanga Māori (TUM) - Statistics on Māori businesses. 

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Next releases 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: 2023 will be released on 29 August 2024. 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2024 quarter will be released on 8 October 2024.