Natural and Cultural HeritageProposed Regional Plan (Decisions Version)Outstanding natural featuresOutstanding natural characterHigh natural characterHistoric heritage (sites and areas)Sites and areas of significance to Tangata WhenuaIf you would like more information about these datasets then please refer to Section I "Maps" in the Proposed Regional Plan.Appropriate Scale of Use 1:25,000Map version: Proposed Regional Plan - Decisions Version: 04 May 2019

NZ Parcel Boundaries Wireframe provides a map of land, road and other parcel boundaries, and is especially useful for displaying property boundaries.
This map service is for visualisation purposes only and is not intended for download. You can download the full parcels data from the NZ Parcels dataset.
This map service provides a dark outline and transparent fill, making it perfect for overlaying on our basemaps or any map service you choose.
Data for this map service is sourced from the NZ Parcels dataset which is updated weekly with authoritative data direct from LINZ’s Survey and Title system. Refer to the NZ Parcel layer for detailed metadata.
To simplify the visualisation of this data, the map service filters the data from the NZ Parcels layer to display parcels with a status of 'current' only.
This map service has been designed to be integrated into GIS, web and mobile applications via LINZ’s WMTS and XYZ tile services. View the Services tab to access these services.
See the LINZ website for service specifications and help using WMTS and XYZ tile services and more information about this service.

This dataset is the definitive set of annually released territorial authority boundaries for 2020 as defined the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). This version contains 68 categories.

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. Some territorial authority boundaries are coterminous with regional council boundaries but there are several exceptions. An example is Taupo District, which is split between four regions, although most of its area falls within the Waikato Region. Territorial authorities are defined at meshblock, statistical area 1 (SA1) and statistical area 2 (SA2) levels.

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.

This provides a polygon coastline and islands layer which is based on the Topo50 products. It is a combination of the following layers:

• NZ Coastlines (Topo 1:50k)
• NZ Island Polygons (Topo 1:50k)
• NZ Auckland Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)
• NZ Campbell Is / Motu Ihupuku Island Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)
• NZ Antipodes Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k)
• NZ Kermadec Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k)
• NZ Bounty Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k)
• NZ Snares Is / Tini Heke Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k)
• NZ Chatham Is island polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

This topographic coastline is the line forming the boundary between the land and sea, defined by mean high water.

Islands from the NZ Island Polygons layer that lie within the NZ Coastline and Chatham Islands areas (i.e. islands in lakes, rivers and estuaries) have been removed.

The GIS workflow to create the layer is:

1. NZ Coastlines were converted from a polyline to a polygon using a polyline to polygon tool.
2. The resulting coastal polygon was then used as an input into an erase tool and run against the NZ Island Polygon layer to remove all islands lying within the NZ Mainland and Stewart Island.
3. This was then merged with the NZ Chatham Is island polygons (Topo, 1:50k) that have had the islands within the main island polygon removed, NZ Auckland Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:50k), NZ Campbell Is / Motu Ihupuku Island, NZ Antipodes Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k), NZ Kermadec Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k), NZ Bounty Is Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k) and NZ Snares Is / Tini Heke Island Polygons (Topo, 1:25k) layers using a merge tool.

For more detailed description of each layer refer to the layer urls above.

APIs and web services This dataset is available via ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS REST services, as well as our standard APIs. LDS APIs and OGC web services ArcGIS Online map services ArcGIS REST API

A view of Whangarei CityLink Bus Stop locations and bus routes in Northland for Open Data.

This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released regional council boundaries for 2020 as defined by the regional councils and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). This version contains 17 categories.

The regional council is the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 16 regional councils in New Zealand (defined by Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002). Eleven are governed by an elected regional council, while five are governed by territorial authorities (the second tier of local government), who also perform the functions of a regional council and are known as unitary authorities.

Auckland Council unitary authority was formed in 2010, under the Local Government (Tamaki Makarau Reorganisation) Act 2009, replacing the Auckland Regional Council and seven territorial authorities.The seaward boundary of any coastal regional council is the twelve-mile New Zealand territorial limit. Regional councils are defined at meshblock and statistical area 2

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.

Last updatedJune 2025ProjectionNew Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000).This vector tile layer provides a detailed reference layer for New Zealand in the NZ Transverse Mercator projection. The style is based on the Esri World Hybrid Imagery style. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization and high-resolution display. This item is designed to be used as a reference layer with the New Zealand Imagery basemap. You can find the already combined NZ Imagery Hybrid Webmap here. This map includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, and administrative boundaries for added context.Data sourcesLand Information New ZealandPlace Names, Water-bodies, Protected Areas, Airports, Railways & Islands.Statistics New ZealandAdministrative Boundaries© OpenStreetMap ContributorsRoad Centrelines, Landuse Types, Areas of Interest and Points of Interest.Natural EarthMarine LabelsThis map is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers layers and maps that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily.If you have any questions or remarks about the content, please let us now at livingatlas@eagle.co.nzCustomize this MapBecause this map is delivered as a vector tile layer, users can customize the map to change its content and symbology, including fonts. Users are able to turn on and off layers and change symbols for layers.An easy way to change the style of this map is to use the Vector Basemap Style Editor:https://developers.arcgis.com/vector-tile-style-editor/

This dataset provides river name lines for mainland New Zealand. It is part of a pilot to understand the benefit of combining river names and location, and making these openly available through the LINZ Data Service.

Unnamed rivers are also included in this dataset.

How this data can be used

Together with the NZ River Name Polygons (Pilot) dataset, these are the first openly available datasets with NZ river names attributed to geometry features (lines and polygons). This data can be used for searching for a named river and zooming to its extents, extracting geometries of a named river, creating digital cartographic products displaying river names, and analysing other features against named rivers (e.g. identifying buildings or properties within a specified distance of a particular river).

Data vintage

The river names and extents in this dataset are based on the cartographic text shown on NZ Topo50 maps as of December 2018, and are an approximation and should not be taken as official. Further details are included in the 'Naming Extents Methodology' section in the 'Lineage' of this metadata. Please refer to the NZ River Name Lines and Polygons (Pilot) Data Dictionary for detailed metadata and information about this dataset.

Related data

NZ River Name Polygons (Pilot) - contains larger rivers captured as polygon features instead of lines.

We recommend using the two river name datasets with the following NZ Topo50 layers for connectivity and visualisation of inland hydrographic features.

• NZ Coastlines (Topo, 1:50k)

• NZ Island Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

• NZ Lagoon Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

• NZ Lake Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

• NZ Pond Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

• NZ Swamp Polygons (Topo, 1:50k)

The NZ River Name Lines and Polygons (Pilot) Data Dictionary provides details on how to download the matching time period snapshots of this data.

Please note

• Official geographic names as listed in the New Zealand Gazetteer of place names must be used in all official documents as per the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.

• This pilot dataset is unlikely to be updated, however feedback will be used for future enhancements to LINZ river datasets.

APIs and web services This dataset is available via ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS REST services, as well as our standard APIs. LDS APIs and OGC web services ArcGIS Online map services

This Layer shows the Metadata of the sources of the New Zealand Imagery Map. The coverage of the high resolution imagery exceeds 95% of New Zealand. MetadataClick on the map to see the Imagery used for that location. Where available the metadata will give information about the source, resolution, spatial accuracy, flying season and year of capture.About the NZ Imagery mapThe New Zealand Imagery map is created by Eagle Technology and uses the best available publicly owned high resolution imagery.The map combines high resolution imagery (0.075m - 1.25m) that covers around 95% of New Zealand with the New Zealand 10m Aerial Imagery. The 10m imagery is used for the smaller scales for a more consistent map and for areas where no high resolution imagery is available. This map is updated regularly with the latest high resolution imagery.This layer is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers services that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily.If you have any questions or remarks about the content, please let us know at livingatlas@eagle.co.nz

Public Libraries in the Canterbury Region.

This data is deprecated. Please visit https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/117733 for the latest version.

The LUCAS NZ Land Use Map 2016 v011 is composed of New Zealand-wide land use classifications (12) nominally at 1 January 1990, 1 January 2008, 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2016 (known as "1990", "2008", "2012" and "2016"). These date boundaries were dictated by the First and Second Commitment Periods of the Kyoto Protocol. The layer can therefore be used to create either a 1990, 2008, 2012 or 2016 land use map depending on what field is symbolised.

Any formed all weather route suitable for the passage of any vehicle.

Data Dictionary for road_cl: https://docs.topo.linz.govt.nz/data-dictionary/tdd-class-road_cl.html

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

See the NZ Elevation Layer for more information on the NZ Elevation layerThe NZ Elevation - Metadata layer provides information about the data used for the NZ Elevation layer. You can identify what areas use 1m or 2m DEM's derived from LiDAR and what areas use the 8m DEM provided by LINZ. You can also find information, whenever available, about capture dates, point cloud density and links to the layer's in the LINZ Data Service.The NZ Elevation layer is an elevation surface for use in 3D applications in the NZTM projection. By adding this layer to a Scene in ArcGIS Pro or in the Scene Viewer it will be define the base height in your application.NZTM Basemaps can be used on top of this service, providing it shares the same tiling scheme. When combining it with the NZ Basemaps provided by Eagle Technolgy, make sure to use the raster basemaps with the updated tiling scheme or one of the vector basemaps. All the compatible basemaps can be found in this group. When creating your own basemap or tiled layer make sure to use the tiling scheme provided here.The elevation service is made up of the available publicly-owned 1m and 2m dems. For areas where 1m/2m elevation data is not available the 8m dem provided by LINZ is being used. Outside of the coverage of the 8m dem, a 0m dem is used for visual purposes.This service is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers layers and maps that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily.If you have any questions or remarks about the content, please let us now at livingatlas@eagle.co.nz

The Boundary of Rotorua and Mount Maunganui Airshed. For more information about airsheds in the Bay of Plenty region, please visit the BOPRC website.

The District Plan is a legal document prepared in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991. It provides zonings to all of the District's land e.g. residential, rural, lifestyle, commercial and industrial to ensure that enough of each is available and is used for its intended purpose. Within each zone, the District Plan sets out what land use and subdivision activities are permitted or require resource consent. It also sets out what the requirements are for each so that adverse effects on people and/or the environment can be managed.For more information on the District Plan go here. The District Plan is also available in an ePlan format with interactive mapping

Topicality: 01-01-2023Projection: New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM)This layer contains the archive of the functional urban areas as maintained by StatsNZ and defined by StatsNZ.The functional urban area (FUA) classification identifies small urban areas and rural areas that are integrated with major, large, and medium urban areas to create FUAs. The FUA classification uses the urban rural (UR) geography to demarcate urban areas, and statistical area 1 areas(SA1s) to demarcate surrounding hinterland (the commuting zone) within FUAs, and rural and water areas outside FUAs.This layer get updated yearly with the latest boundary data. You can use this layer when you need any year of boundary data in your map. By setting a filter on the dataset year you can filter on specific year of the dataset.For information about the fields in this dataset go to the Data tabFUA type (TFUA)FUAs are further categorised by population size. The urban core’s population rather than the entire FUA’s population is used to maintain consistency between the descriptions of UR urban area and FUA type. The categories are, by code: ​1. Metropolitan area – more than 100,000 residents living in the urban core2. Large regional centre – urban core population 30,000–99,9993. Medium regional centre – urban core population 10,000–29,9994. Small regional centre – urban core population 5,000–9,9999. Area outside functional urban area​The Greymouth urban area population is less than 10,000 but is classified as a medium regional centre, consistent with its treatment as a medium urban area in the UA classification. ​To differentiate from the UR classification, when referring to FUAs by name, their FUA type should also be mentioned, for example, Christchurch metropolitan area, Whangarei regional centre. ​FUA indicator (IFUA)The IFUA classifies UR2023 urban areas and rural SA1s according to their character within their FUA. The indicators, with their codes in brackets, are: urban area within functional urban area – urban core (101), secondary urban core (102), satellite urban area (103),rural area within functional urban area – hinterland (201)area outside functional urban area – land area outside functional urban area (901), water area outside functional urban area (902).The layer is further generalised by Eagle Technology for improved performance on the web, therefore it doesn't fully represent the official boundaries.If you only need the latest boundary data in your map you can use the current version of this dataset. All the current versions of Stats NZ Boundary layers can be found here.The official dataset can be found on https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz.This layer is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers services that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily.If you have any questions or comments about the content, please let us now at livingatlas@eagle.co.nz

Access all data identified in the Whakatāne District Plan (NPS) ePlan in a single download or feature service. Or select individual feature layers to access just that content.All data is in NZTM.

Made available for NPDC GeoHUB (GIS Hub Site and Open Data Portal) :

Topicality: 01-01-2025Projection: New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM)This layer contains the archive of the meshblock boundaries maintained by Stats NZ as defined by Stats NZ. Stats NZ maintains an annual meshblock pattern for collecting and producing statistical data. This allows data to be compared over time. A meshblock is the smallest geographic unit for which statistical data is collected and processed by Stats NZ. A meshblock is defined by a geographic area, which can vary in size from part of a city block to a large area of rural land.This layer get updated yearly with the latest boundary data. You can use this layer when you need any year of boundary data in your map. By setting a filter on the dataset year you can filter on specific year of the dataset.For information about the fields in this dataset go to the Data tab.The layer is further generalised by Eagle Technology for improved performance on the web, therefore it doesn't fully represent the official boundaries.If you only need the latest boundary data in your map you can use the current version of this dataset. All the current versions of Stats NZ Boundary layers can be found here.The official dataset can be found on https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz.This layer is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers services that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily.If you have any questions or comments about the content, please let us now at livingatlas@eagle.co.nz.

This landslide susceptibility mapping study is a requirement of the Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement. The methodology of the study is generally based on the “basic” level assessment described in the Australian Geomechanics Society Guideline for Landslide Susceptibility, Hazard and Risk Zoning (AGS, 2007a).The study area consists of the Bay of Plenty regional boundary, excluding the Tauranga City district and five other areas where landslide susceptibility studies have previously been carried out or are currently being undertaken. It also includes the part of the Rotorua Lakes District that lies within the Waikato region. The geology, geomorphology and characteristic mechanisms of landsliding across the study area are described, based on the results of a literature review of available information. Factors that influence slope stability are identified from the results of the literature review, including correlation to an inventory of previous landslides. Assessment of the landslide susceptibility is based on weighting of the influencing factors and combining these in Geographical Information System (GIS) platform using available geospatial datasets. Four categories of landslide susceptibility are described, from Very Low to High, and these are mapped across the region in GIS showing the spatial distribution and extent of the different susceptibility categories. The maps do not present potential areas of regression and runout of landslide debris, which have not been assessed at this stage. The region was mapped at a 1:50,000 scale, except for urban areas identified by BOPRC, which were mapped at 1:25,000. The maps should be used at appropriate scales suggested, and were made available to the public through the Council natural hazards GIS viewer, the scale should be restricted to 1:25,000 for the 12 identified Urban Areas, and 1:50,000 for the remainder of the region.