Seven legacy systems were migrated to Auckland Council’s GIS environment where the creation of new assets and maintenance of existing assets are now being undertaken. Using asbuilts sent to the stormwater team from development engineers and/or internal projects, the geometry and attributes of stormwater assets are captured using standard ArcGIS editing functionality. Whilst due care has been taken to capture the assets as accurately as possible, the data is indicative and cannot be considered to align to any particular boundaries or features including cadastral.

A layer file for the Auckland Council Unitary Plan Base Zone dataset. Download this file in conjunction with the Unitary Plan Base Zone.

Lidar was captured for Auckland Council by NZ Aerial Mapping & Aerial Surveys Limited. The capture of the data commenced on 17th July and was completed by the 23 November 2013. The datasets were generated by both ASL and NZAM. All raw point cloud data was produced by NZAM & ASL prior to data being sent to Genesys International for the data classification and product generation. The survey area includes the Auckland city urban area and adjacent rural land. Data management and distribution external to Auckland Council is managed by Land Information New Zealand. Prepared DEM and DSM files are available through the LINZ Data Service https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/3405-auckland-lidar-1m-dem-2013/ https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/3406-auckland-lidar-1m-dsm-2013/

Identifies the designations of requiring authorities as set out by s175(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

An interactive viewer of the Bay of Plenty's natural hazards. Explore this map to discover information on the natural hazards that impact our region. Rebuilt in 2023.

The Coastal Storm Inundation dataset maps the extent of sea water coverage expected around the Auckland Region during sustained coastal storm-tide flooding events. Elevated storm-tide sea levels are predicted based on the joint probability of a high tide, a storm surge (which is the rise in sea-level caused by wind action and low barometric pressure related to storm events), and wave setup. (Wave setup is the elevation of the mean sea level at the shoreline due to breaking waves. Larger dynamic wave processes like wave runup and overtopping are not included in this mapping so should be considered on top of these water levels. Rainfall and freshwater flooding are also not included in this data, but are available separately in other geomaps layers e.g. ‘Flood Plains’, or on the Auckland Flood Viewer). Coastal inundation (or coastal flooding) is mapped for a range of Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) events, where the AEP is the % probability of an event occurring each year. Extreme events can also often be referred to by their return period, or Average Recurrence Interval (ARI). The table below gives the conversion between the two terminologies:AEP (%)ARI (yr)18.154.9202.0501.0100The extreme sea level events were calculated between 2013 and 2019, as compiled in Carpenter, N., R Roberts and P Klinac (2020), Auckland’s exposure to coastal inundation by storm-tides and waves, Auckland Council technical report, TR2020/24, Auckland’s exposure to coastal inundation by storm-tides and waves (knowledgeauckland.org.nz)Increments of sea level rise have been applied on top of storm-tide sea level events in order to assess the increasing coastal flooding hazard into the future. Sea-level rise values applied currently align with the projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth assessment report (2021), and the Ministry for the Environment (2022) Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections, which updates the Ministry for the Environment Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance for Local Government (2017). In MfE’s (2022) interim guidance, (excluding vertical land movement) one metre sea-level rise is projected to occur between 2095 - >2200, depending on the emission scenario used. Two metre sea-level rise is projected to occur in the longer term (beyond 2150).MfE’s (2022) Interim guidance recommends the inclusion of vertical land movement (VLM) in relative sea level rise considerations. These are not included in the above sea level rise predictions due to the high VLM variability across the region. Vertical land movement is generally predicted to increase the rates of relative sea level rise for the Auckland region so should also be incorporated in planning and design.Refer to Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections | Ministry for the Environmentand NZ Sea Risefor more information on MfE’s interim guidance on sea level rise and vertical land movement.The inundation mapping is based on the Digital Elevation Model ground levels surveyed by aerial LiDAR between 2016-2018. Coastal inundation mapping is not available for some scenarios for the Parakai-Helensville area as this area’s complex dynamics requires hydrodynamic modelling to accurately assess the coastal storm inundation extent. Hydrodynamic modelling has not yet been carried out for all scenarios (e.g. 1.5m sea level rise) but is available for most 2% & 1% AEP scenarios and all tidal (MHWS) scenarios. Please see technical report 2020/024for information on the hydrodynamic modelling. Extreme sea levels for the Auckland region were derived by NIWA in 2013 (Part 1 of Technical Report 2020/24). From 2016-2019, additional extreme sea level data was gathered for:The east coast estuaries (NIWA, 2016; Part 2 of Technical Report 2020/24)Parakai/Helensville Harbour (DHI, 2019; Part 3 of Technical Report 2020/24)Great Barrier Island (NIWA, 2019; Part 4 of Technical Report 2020/24)In 2020, these levels were projected onto the land topography (derived from the 2016-2018 LiDAR survey) by Stantec to establish the extent of coastal flooding. Additional coastal flooding scenarios (annual exceedance probability events + sea level rise) were mapped in 2023 by Watershed Engineering and mean high water spring tides + sea level rise were mapped by NIWA.(Note: The studies informing this mapping of coastal inundation generally used Auckland Vertical Datum 1946. Auckland Council is now transitioning to using New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016.)Update Cycle:Adhoc when improved data becomes available.This data is available to the public on the Geomaps viewer and on Auckland Council Open Data portaland some coastal flood mapping is copied into LIM reports.

Lidar was captured for Auckland Council by Aerial Surveys between August 2016 to August 2018. The dataset was generated by Aerial Surveys and their subcontractors. The survey area includes Auckland CBD, Great Barrier Island, Little Barrier Island, North Shore, Waiheke Island, Wellsford, Whangaparaoa, Whatipu, as well as the surrounding area. Data management and distribution is by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand . Prepared DSM files are available through the LINZ Data Service: Auckland North, New Zealand 2016-2018 Digital Elevation Model Auckland North, New Zealand 2016-2018 Digital Surface Model

Orthophotography over Auckland City taken in the flying season (summer period) 2015 -16.

Imagery was captured for the ‘Auckland Council’ by AAM NZ Limited, 6 Ossian St, NAPIER, New Zealand.

Data has subsequently been provided to LINZ and this comprises: • 4,835 x ortho-rectified RGB GeoTIFF images in NZTM projection, tiled into the LINZ Standard 1:1,000 tile layout •Tile layout in NZTM projection containing relevant information.

The supplied imagery is in terms of New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) map projection. The products are tiled into NZTopo50 1:1,000 tiles. Please refer to the supplied tile layout shape file for specific details, naming conventions, etc.

Imagery supplied as 7.5cm pixel resolution (0.075m GSD), 3-band (RGB) uncompressed GeoTIFF. The final spatial accuracy is +/- 15 cm.

Index tiles for this dataset are available as layer Auckland 0.075m Urban Aerial Photos Index Tiles (2015-16)

Purpose:The coastal inundation hazard layers map describes the areas exposed to extreme water levels caused by storm tides, wave setup and sea-level rise under the following scenarios (where AEP is the Annual Exceedance Probability or the chance of occurring each year, ARI is the Average Recurrence Interval):20% AEP (5 year return)5% AEP (20 year return)2% AEP (50 year return)1% AEP (100 year return): to demonstrate present day risk in alignment with the Auckland Unitary Plan activity controls2% AEP (50 year return) + 1m sea level rise2% AEP (50 year return) + 2m sea level rise1% AEP (100 year return) + 1m sea level rise: in alignment with Auckland Unitary Plan activity controls1% AEP (100 year return) + 2m sea level rise: to demonstrate longer term risk with ongoing sea-level riseThis is a generalised version of the data. Download the original full dataset with layer files here:https://data-aucklandcouncil.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/coastal-inundation-hazards-geodatabase/aboutThe layer takes into account extreme sea levels calculated between 2013 and 2019, as compiled in Carpenter, N., R Roberts and P Klinac (2020). Auckland’s exposure to coastal inundation by storm-tides and waves. Auckland Council technical report, TR2020/24. Auckland’s exposure to coastal inundation by storm-tides and waves (knowledgeauckland.org.nz)Sea-level rise values applied currently align with the projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth assessment report (2021), and the Ministry for the Environment (2022) Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections, which updates the Ministry for the Environment Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance for Local Government (2017). In MfE’s (2022) Interim guidance, (excluding vertical land movement) one metre sea-level rise is projected to occur between 2095 - >2200, depending on the emission scenario used. Two metre sea-level rise is projected to occur in the longer term (beyond 2150). MfE’s (2022) Interim guidance recommends the inclusion of vertical land movement (VLM) in relative sea level rise considerations. These are not included in the above sea level rise predictions due to the high VLM variability across the region. Vertical land movement is generally predicted to increase the rates of relative sea level rise for the Auckland region so should also be incorporated in planning and design.Refer to Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections | Ministry for the Environment for more information on MfE’s interim guidance on sea level rise and vertical land movement.Lineage:3Extreme sea levels for the Auckland region were derived by NIWA in 2013 (Part 1 of Technical Report 2020/24). From 2016-2019, additional extreme sea level data was gathered for:The east coast estuaries (NIWA, 2016; Part 2 of Technical Report 2020/24)Parakai/Helensville Harbour (DHI, 2019; Part 3 of Technical Report 2020/24)Great Barrier Island (NIWA, 2019; Part 4 of Technical Report 2020/24)In 2020, these levels were projected onto the land topography (derived from the 2016-2018 LiDAR survey) by Stantec to establish the extent of coastal flooding. Creation Date: 15/12/2020Update Cycle: Adhoc – when improved data becomes availableThis data is available to the public on the Geomaps viewer and is copied into LIMsContact Person: Natasha CarpenterContact Position:Coastal Management Practice Lead, Infrastructure and Environmental ServicesCouncil Contact:Natasha.Carpenter@aucklandcouncil.govt.nzConstraints – General:The Coastal Inundation data is subject to updates to reflect the latest, best available understanding of storm tides, waves and sea-level rise processes.The geodatabase contains a copy of the historic inundation mapping, which is superseded by the publication of the 2020 data. The superseded data is identified by having a validation state of 0, whereas the published data has a validation state of 3 (valid and public).Constraints – Legal: This data is available to the public on the Geomaps viewer and is copied into LIMsConstraints – Security: The Coastal Inundation data is available to the public Under Creative Commons license.

Flood Risk Areas are shown on the planning maps but also apply to any other land that is subject to more than minor flood hazards. Waikato Regional Council information.

The Waikato District Council District Plan is has been produced under the Resource Management Act 1991, and has been distributed to allow better public access to the data underlying the Plan. While you are free to crop, export and repurpose the data, we ask that you attribute the Waikato District Council, link to this page, and clearly state that your work is a derivative and not the authoritative data source. Please include this statement when distributing any work derived from this data:

This work is a derivative of Policy Series, part of the Waikato District Council District Plan. You can find the full District Plan at Waikato District E-Plan (https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/your-council/plans-policies-and-bylaws/plans/district-plan)

Orthophotography within the Auckland Region captured in March and December 2020. Coverage encompasses Rodney, Hunua Ranges, Clevedon, Great Barrier and outer islands, and east Waiheke island.

Imagery was captured for Auckland Council by AAM NZ Ltd, 6 Ossian St, Napier, New Zealand.

Data comprises: • 6593 ortho-rectified RGB GeoTIFF images in NZTM projection, tiled into the LINZ Standard 1:1000 tile layout • Tile layout in NZTM projection containing relevant information.

The supplied imagery is in terms of New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) map projection. Please refer to the tile index layer for specific details, naming conventions, etc.

Imagery supplied as 7.5cm pixel resolution (0.075m GSD), 3-band (RGB) uncompressed GeoTIFF. The final spatial accuracy is ±0.15m at 95% confidence level in clear flat areas.

Index tiles for this dataset are available as layer Auckland 0.075m Rural Aerial Photos Index Tiles (2020)

Lidar was captured for Auckland Council by AAM New Zealand between September 2016 through to June 2017. The original dataset was generated by AAM New Zealand and their subcontractors. The survey area covers the southern Auckland suburbs and regions. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Rail transport revenue is expected to climb at a compound annual rate of 1.8% over the five years through 2024-26, to $623.5 million. Rail freight plays an important role in transporting bulk goods across the country and to and from New Zealand ports. Freight volumes and revenue for New Zealand’s rail industry have declined since 2022–23, resulting from intense competition from road freight, loss of key contracts, economic headwinds and significant infrastructure disruptions like major tunnel collapses and cyclone damage. These challenges have led to increasingly pressured profit margins, as fixed costs are spread over fewer freight units and maintenance expenses have risen sharply. At the same time, passenger rail has rebounded strongly, especially in Auckland and Wellington, driven by the return of commuters and tourists, higher fuel costs and government investments in urban rail infrastructure. KiwiRail, which dominates the sector, has responded to weaker freight demand and project completions by cutting staff and shifting to a leaner operating model to control costs and preserve financial stability. In 2025-26, a recovery in rail freight volumes will push up industrywide revenue by 1.5%. The industry's largest player, KiwiRail, is the only commercial rail freight operator in New Zealand and holds an industry market share of over 85%. The New Zealand Government (Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa) owns KiwiRail, which relies heavily on government subsidies to remain viable. The Greater Wellington Regional Council and Auckland Council are the other two industry players and are responsible for rail passenger operations in their respective regions. Decades of underinvestment in rail infrastructure have resulted in heavy and ongoing investment in rebuilding New Zealand's rail transport capacity. In the coming years, rail freight volumes are set to grow, supported by rising international trade, expanding exports and increasing environmental focus from both government and large logistics clients. Continued investment in rail infrastructure and electrification, essential for handling higher freight demand and meeting decarbonisation targets, will improve rail’s competitiveness, particularly for long-distance bulk transport. Population growth and major infrastructure projects, especially in Auckland, will boost commuter rail demand and position rail as a central pillar of urban mobility. Profit margins in the industry are projected to strengthen over the next five years as KiwiRail maintains its dominance, leveraging efficiency gains. Industry revenue is forecast to grow at an annualised 1.4% over the five years through 2030-31, to $667.9 million.

Orthophotography within the Auckland Region captured in January and February 2022. Coverage encompasses selected rural areas north, west and south west of Auckland and parts of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana.

Imagery was captured for Auckland Council by AAM NZ Ltd, 6 Ossian St, Napier, New Zealand.

Data comprises: • 5620 ortho-rectified RGB GeoTIFF images in NZTM projection, tiled into the LINZ Standard 1:1000 tile layout • Tile layout in NZTM projection containing relevant information.

The supplied imagery is in terms of New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) map projection. Please refer to the tile index layer for specific details, naming conventions, etc.

Imagery supplied as 7.5cm pixel resolution (0.075m GSD), 3-band (RGB) uncompressed GeoTIFF. The final spatial accuracy is ±0.15m at 95% confidence level in clear flat areas.

Index tiles for this dataset are available as layer Auckland 0.075m Rural Aerial Photos Index Tiles (2022)

The National Walkway is represented on the planning maps for reference. This is a dataset is out of date and incomplete. A more current dataset will be available through other sources.

The Waikato District Council District Plan is has been produced under the Resource Management Act 1991, and has been distributed to allow better public access to the data underlying the Plan. While you are free to crop, export and repurpose the data, we ask that you attribute the Waikato District Council, link to this page, and clearly state that your work is a derivative and not the authoritative data source. Please include this statement when distributing any work derived from this data:

This work is a derivative of Policy Series, part of the Waikato District Council District Plan. You can find the full District Plan at Waikato District E-Plan (https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/your-council/plans-policies-and-bylaws/plans/district-plan)

This dataset is the definitive set of annually released territorial authority boundaries for 2022 as defined the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). This version contains 68 features.

A territorial authority is defined under the Local Government Act 2002 as a city or a district council. There are 67 territorial authorities in New Zealand. Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The 67 territorial authorities comprise 13 city councils including the Auckland council, 53 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Territory.

Territorial authorities are defined at meshblock level. Statistical area 1 and statistical area 2 geographies nest within territorial authority boundaries

Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The name field without macrons is suffixed ‘ASCII’. This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.

The Tidal Inundation & Sea Level Rise dataset maps the extent of sea water coverage expected around the Auckland Region in the future with sea level rise during high tides alone. These water levels are based on The Mean High Water Spring Tide Sea Levels + 0.5m increments of sea level rise. The Mean High Water Spring Tide Sea Levels are the elevation of the high tide that is equalled or exceeded by only the highest 10% of all high tides.These high tide levels include the astronomically driven tide only (due to rotational and gravitational effects) and do not include waves or storm surges (which are the rise in sea level caused by wind action and low barometric pressure related to storm events). The extent of storm-tide inundation will be greater and this is mapped in the Coastal Storm Inundation Hazard data layer. Rainfall and freshwater flooding are also not included in this data, but are available separately in other geomaps layers e.g. ‘Flood Plains’, or on the Auckland Flood Viewer). The mean high water spring tide sea levels have been updated based on the mean sea level averaged over the period 2001–2019. This accounts for sea level rise that has occurred up until the effective base date of 2010, but does not include sea level rise that has occurred since that period. This is set out in the report Coastal inundation from sea-level rise in the Auckland Region (NIWA, 2023). 0.5m sea level rise increments are added on top of this in order to assess the increasing coastal inundation hazard into the future.Sea-level rise values applied currently align with the projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth assessment report (2021), and the Ministry for the Environment (2022) Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections, which updates the Ministry for the Environment Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance for Local Government (2017). In MfE’s (2022) interim guidance, (excluding vertical land movement) one metre sea-level rise is projected to occur between 2095 - >2200, depending on the emission scenario used. Two metre sea-level rise is projected to occur in the longer term (beyond 2150).MfE’s (2022) Interim guidance recommends the inclusion of vertical land movement (VLM) in relative sea level rise considerations. These are not included in the above sea level rise predictions due to the high VLM variability across the region. Vertical land movement is generally predicted to increase the rates of relative sea level rise for the Auckland region so should also be incorporated in planning and design.Refer to Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections | Ministry for the Environmentand NZ Sea Risefor more information on MfE’s interim guidance on sea level rise and vertical land movement.Mean high water spring tides are used to define the Coastal Marine area boundary within Auckland’s Unitary Plan. The inundation mapping is based on the Digital Elevation Model ground levels surveyed by aerial LiDAR between 2016-2018.Lineage:Coastal inundation from sea-level rise in the Auckland Region (NIWA, 2023) (Note: The studies informing this mapping of coastal inundation generally used Auckland Vertical Datum 1946. Auckland Council is now transitioning to using New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016.)Update Cycle:Adhoc when improved data becomes available.This data is available to the public on the Geomaps viewer and on Auckland Council Open Data portaland some coastal flood mapping is copied into LIM reports.

Significant Natural Areas (SNA) as identified in the Taupō District Plan. Significant Natural Areas are areas of significant indigenous vegetation and/or significant habitats of indigenous fauna that have been identified on the Planning Maps and listed in Schedule 7.8 of the Taupō District Plan. The Council is required to identify and protect significant natural areas under the Resource Management Act 1991. The SigNatID can be used to search for a Significant Natural Area within the E-Plan. Significant Natural Areas were identified within Plan Changes 24 and 25 in June, 2013. The Taupō District Plan has been operative since 2007. Selected datasets from the Taupō District Plan have been made available for download to allow for better public access to the data underlying the plan. Note that some features mapped for district plan purposes may have changed over time. Taupō District Council does not make any representation or give any warranty as to the accuracy or exhaustiveness of the District Plan data released for public download. The data provided is indicative only and does not purport to be a complete database of all information in Taupō District Council's possession or control. Taupō District Council shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct or indirect) arising from reliance upon or use of any data provided, or Council's failure to provide this data. While you are free to crop, export and repurpose the data, we ask that you attribute the Taupō District Council and clearly state that your work is a derivative and not the authoritative data source. Please include this statement when distributing any work derived from this data:This work is a derivative of the Taupō District Plan. You can view the full Taupō District E-Plan here: https://taupo.isoplan.co.nz/eplan/

This layer displays historic sites identified in the Taupō District Plan. Sites of Historic Value can include sites, places and locations of built or cultural history and archaeological sites within the District. These areas can consist of sites of human habitation, burial and historic events, with many also having cultural or natural significance within the District. The Taupō District Plan has been operative since 2007. Selected datasets from the Taupō District Plan have been made available for download to allow for better public access to the data underlying the plan. Note that some features mapped for district plan purposes may have changed over time. Taupō District Council does not make any representation or give any warranty as to the accuracy or exhaustiveness of the District Plan data released for public download. The data provided is indicative only and does not purport to be a complete database of all information in Taupō District Council's possession or control. Taupō District Council shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct or indirect) arising from reliance upon or use of any data provided, or Council's failure to provide this data. While you are free to crop, export and repurpose the data, we ask that you attribute the Taupō District Council and clearly state that your work is a derivative and not the authoritative data source. Please include this statement when distributing any work derived from this data:This work is a derivative of the Taupō District Plan. You can view the full Taupō District E-Plan here: https://taupo.isoplan.co.nz/eplan/

In addition to the distinctive volcanic landscape and regionally significant Outstanding Natural Landscapes and Outstanding Natural Features, Auckland’s wider landscape and maritime setting provides a sense of identity at the local level. Individual viewing points, and their significant viewshafts from public places, contribute to the unique character of many of our neighbourhoods and coastal areas. Although many significant local views are naturally self-preserved by topography or proximity to the coast and require no specific protective restrictions, some are in prominent public locations but could be obstructed by buildings occurring in the foreground. These viewing points and the views from them have been identified to ensure the benefits they provide are retained for future generations.