For the national collections.
Note that lists of level 3 and level 4 codes can be found in Ethnicity Data Protocols for the Health and Disability Sector.
For more information, read Reporting ethnicity to the national collections.
| Ethnic Group code | Ethnic Group code description |
|---|---|
| 1 | European |
| 2 | Maori |
| 3 | Pacific Peoples |
| 4 | Asian |
| 5 | Middle Eastern/Latin American/African |
| 6 | Other Ethnicity |
| 9 | Residual Categories |
| Ethnic Group code | Ethnic Group code description |
Ethnic Group priority
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | European not further defined |
21
|
| 11 | NZ European |
22
|
| 12 | Other European |
20
|
| 21 | NZ Maori |
1
|
| 30 | Pacific Island not further defined |
9
|
| 31 | Samoan |
7
|
| 32 | Cook Island Maori |
6
|
| 33 | Tongan |
5
|
| 34 | Niuean |
4
|
| 35 | Tokelauan |
2
|
| 36 | Fijian |
3
|
| 37 | Other Pacific Island |
8
|
| 40 | Asian not further defined |
14
|
| 41 | Southeast Asian |
10
|
| 42 | Chinese |
12
|
| 43 | Indian |
11
|
| 44 | Other Asian |
13
|
| 51 | Middle Eastern |
17
|
| 52 | Latin American / Hispanic |
15
|
| 53 | African |
16
|
| 54 | Other (retired on 1/07/2009) |
19
|
| 61 | Other ethnicity |
18
|
| 94 | Don't know |
94
|
| 95 | Refused to answer |
95
|
| 97 | Response unidentifiable |
97
|
| 99 | Not stated |
99
|