People group profile · PG007985
The Maori of Australia
The Maori of Australia, numbering about 178,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Māori diaspora community in Australia descended from the Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand who maintain a distinct cultural identity through kinship networks, Māori traditions, and ties to their ancestral homeland.
They are a diaspora people in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Maori.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 178,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Polynesian
- Primary language
- Maori (mri)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maori are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maori
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Maori · Austronesian family
81% speak Maori
Gospel resources in Maori
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Maori)
Bibles
- Te Kawenata Hou · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maori
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Maori in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106291) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maori | New Zealand | 734,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Maori | Canada | 2,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Maori | United States | 700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Maori | Tonga | 60 | No Longer Unreached |
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