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The Maori of Tonga

The Maori of Tonga, numbering approximately 60 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to mainland New Zealand. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Maori is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Maori

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Tonga
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Maori (mri)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 60
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018311

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Pray for the Maori of Tonga

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maori
Language Family: Austronesian

70%
%
Maori Speakers

Media Resources in Maori:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Maori:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Te Kawenata Hou✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Maori bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Maori are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Maori:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Maori of Tonga

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Maori Across Countries (ROP3 - 106291) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MaoriPG009627MaoriNew Zealand735,000No Longer UnreachedMaoriProtestantism
MaoriPG007985MaoriAustralia178,000No Longer UnreachedMaoriProtestantism
MaoriPG050518MaoriCanada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
MaoriPG047214MaoriUnited States700No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
MaoriPG018311MaoriTonga60No Longer UnreachedMaoriProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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