The main concentration of Pacific peoples is in Auckland. Most Pacific peoples are born in New Zealand and live in urban areas.29 2% Northland 5% 66% Waikato Auckland 3% Central North Island 5% East Coast Upper South Island 1% 12% Wellington 4% Canterbury Lower South Island 2% Figure 3: Distribution of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand30 At the time of the 2018 Census, almost two-thirds of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand were New Zealand-born. Almost four out of five Niueans; over three out of four Cook Islanders; almost three in four Tokelauans; two out of three Samoans and three out of five Tongans are born in New Zealand.31 29 30 31 32 33 34 The Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand is young and growing with a median age of Pacific peoples being 22 years.32 Pacific peoples are forecast to become 10 percent of Aotearoa New Zealand’s population by 2026, approximately 440,000–480,000 people. By 2038 Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific population is estimated to be at 11 percent or 530,000–650,000 people.33 By that point in time, one out of five children will be of Pacific ethnicity.34 Ministry of Health. 2017. Tagata Pasifika in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Health. Accessed at https://www.health. govt.nz/our-work/populations/pacific-health/tagata-pasifika-new-zealand. Pasefika Proud. 2016a. Pacific peoples in New Zealand: Understanding Who We Are. Wellington: Pasefika Proud. Accessed at http://www.pasefikaproud.co.nz/assets/Resources-for-download/PasefikaProudResource-Understandingwho-we-are-infographic.pdf. Pasifika Futures. 2017. Pasifika People in New Zealand: How Are We Doing? Auckland: Pasifika Futures, p.6. Accessed at http://pasifikafutures.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/PF_HowAreWeDoing-RD2-WEB2.pdf. Ministry of Health. 2017. Tagata Pasifika in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Health. Accessed at https://www. health.govt.nz/our-work/populations/pacific-health/tagata-pasifika-new-zealand. Tunoa, A. 2018. Pacific peoples Progress in the Labour Market: A Literature Review. Auckland: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Southern Initiative, p. 7. Tunoa, A. 2018. Pacific peoples Progress in the Labour Market: A Literature Review. Auckland: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Southern Initiative, p. 26. 11