[4] The majority of Tokelauans live in New Zealand, concentrated in the Hutt Valley and Porirua,[5] as well as Auckland.

[2] They are the sixth largest Pacific Islander ethnic group in New Zealand, and one of the most socio-economically deprived.

[5] Migration to New Zealand began in the 1950s and increased in the 1960s under a government resettlement scheme driven by fears of overpopulation and a tropical cyclone striking the islands.

[1] Roman Catholicism is mostly practiced in Nukunonu, whereas inhabitants of the islands of Atafu and Fakaofo adhere to Congregationalism.

Prior to the arrival of Christianity, Tokelauans worshiped a god named Tui Tokelau.