People group profile · PG018509
The Tahitians of New Zealand
The Tahitians of New Zealand, numbering about 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
They are a diaspora people in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Tahitian.
Fast facts
- Country
- New Zealand
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Polynesian
- Primary language
- Tahitian (tah)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tahitians 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 Tahitians
- 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
35% adherents
Primary language
Tahitian · Austronesian family
100% speak Tahitian
Gospel resources in Tahitian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tahitians
- 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.
- 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.
Tahitian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109704) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahitians | French Polynesia | 181,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tahitians | New Caledonia | 7,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| French Polynesians | United States | 1,300 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tahitians | Vanuatu | 700 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.