Mulling over the numbers from yesterday's overview . . .
Of New Zealand's total population of 5 million, about 15% identify as Maori (750,000). 20% of Maori can at least carry out a basic conversation in te reo (150,000). 3% of the population are said to know the basics (150,000). That means the percentage of non-Maori who know one of NZ's three official languages is insignificant!
