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Index of New Zealand Geospatial Data
Geospatial information can be as diverse and varied as the uses it may be put to. Here you can find websites that provide geospatial information for New Zealand and examples of its applied use. Included are sources of raw data, image archives, interactive applications and more. Websites are sorted by subject and listed alphabetically.
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Addresses
New Zealand Address Register (Terralink)
Allows citizens to confirm and update their address information to aid Emergency Services in locating properties.
Yellow Pages
Search for businesses by category or location. Also access the White Pages to search for people and businesses by name.
Administrative & political boundaries
Boundaries and administration (Koordinates)
Map layers including councils, school zones, district health boards and electoral districts.
Department of Conservation (DOC) Spatial Information Portal
Includes DOC and New Zealand administration boundaries.
Inventory of New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Emissions - 2001 (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Includes a Territorial Local Authority boundary map.
Local Councils New Zealand
Information on local councils, including a regional map.
Aerial photography & orthophotography
Aerial and satellite photography* (Koordinates)
Some imagery requires payment to download.
Archway (Archives New Zealand)
Database of Crown records, including Crown aerial photographs.
Department of Conservation (DOC) Spatial Information Portal
Includes 2.5m orthophotos.
GNS airphoto holdings (GNS Science)
New Zealand Aerial Mapping Limited (NZAM)
NZAM also manage the Crown Aerial Film Negative Collection.
New Zealand and Antarctic orthophotos (Land Information New Zealand)
Orthophotos of New Zealand and the Darwin Glacier region of Antarctica.
Air quality
Air travel
How far can I go? (Air New Zealand)
Plots possible domestic and international destinations in relation to budget.
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Beaches
See coast.
Biodiversity
Also see environment & conservation.
Freshwater Biodata Information System (FBIS) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Contains data and metadata on fish, algae, aquatic plant and invertebrate species found in New Zealand freshwater streams, rivers and lakes.
National Aquaitc Biodiversity Information System (NABIS) (Ministry of Fisheries)
Includes maps describing marine species distribution, reserves and restricted areas.
Boating
Boat ramps
Displays the locations of boat ramps nationwide.
Boundaries
See administrative & political boundaries.
Broadband
Broadband Map (State Services Commission)
Shows demand and supply for broadband networks in New Zealand.
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Census
Census and statistics (Koordinates)
Map layers including urban areas, area units and meshblocks.
Charts
Chart images (Land Information New Zealand)
High resolution TIFF and low resolution JPEG scans of paper charts.
Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) (Land Information New Zealand)
Official ENCs for New Zealand waters.
Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs)—NZMariner (Land Information New Zealand)
New Zealand's official RNC folio.
Climate
Climate Explorer* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Interactive map for ordering climate information products (eg datasets and maps).
MetService
Includes forecasts, rain radar, weather maps and marine and mountain weather information.
MetVUW
Includes satellite imagery, weather radar, upper air data, forest charts and forecasts.
The National Climate Database (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Includes historical and current climate data.
Cloud cover
Cloud imagery products* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Low resolution imagery is provided free of charge, with high resolution imagery available at a charge.
Coal
Coal technical data (Ministry of Economic Development)
Crown Minerals technical data on coal.
Coast
Cam-Era (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Regularly updated photographs of coastal areas.
Coastal Explorer (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Interactive map for locating types of coastal environments.
National Aquaitc Biodiversity Information System (NABIS) (Ministry of Fisheries)
Includes maps describing the New Zealand coastline, marine environment and bathymetry.
Conservation
See environment & conservation.
Contours
See topography.
Councils
Councils A-Z (Local Councils New Zealand)
Contacts for local councils, who hold a range of spatial information for their area.
D
Development indicators
Gapminder World
Interactive tool for visualising development datasets for New Zealand and the rest of the world.
Directory services
Wises
Search engine for amenities, leisure activities, dining, travel and accommodation.
Zenbu
Open source search engine for places, products and services.
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Earthquakes
Earthquake resources (GeoNet)
Earthquake related data resources and tools.
Environment & conservation
Department of Conservation (DOC) Spatial Information Portal
Includes general biodiversity, terrestrial, freshwater, marine and ecology information.
Environmental Data Explorer New Zealand (EDENZ) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Data on river flow, sea level, climate and air quality.
Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ) (Landcare Research)
Classification framework for identifying climatic and landform factors likely to influence species distribution.
Science and environment (Koordinates)
Map layers including landcover, soil, marine and geological features.
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Fault lines
New Zealand Active Faults Database (GNS Science)
Fire
Fire weather (National Rural Fire Authority)
Includes daily updated fire danger maps and monthly severity comparisons.
Fisheries
Atlas of freshwater fisheries (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
National Aquaitc Biodiversity Information System (NABIS) (Ministry of Fisheries)
Includes maps describing marine species distribution, lakes, rivers, reserves and restricted areas.
Flights
See air travel.
Forestry
Science and environment (Koordinates)
Map layers including land cover and forests.
Fossils
Fossil Record Electronic Database (FRED) (GNS Science)
Fossil localities in New Zealand and nearby regions, including South East Pacific Islands and the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.
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Geodesy
See survey.
Geological hazards
GeoNet
Information, data resources and tools on earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis.
Geology
CityMap Manukau (GNS Science)
Map displaying Manukau City's surface distribution of rock types and vulnerability to volcanic, earthquake and mass movement hazards.
Geological Map of New Zealand (GNS Science)
Includes photographs and text details on New Zealand geology.
Geophysical Network (GeoNet)
Interactive map displaying the locations of GeoNet's Continuous GPS network, Seismograph sites and Strong Motion Detection sites.
New Zealand stratigraphic lexicon (GNS Science)
Provides precise definitions of units of rock and periods of geological time.
Glaciers
Central South Island glacial geomorphology (GNS Science)
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
GPS Data (GeoNet)
Includes GPS RINEX files, a time series of GPS station positions and site information.
New Zealand Open GPS Maps Project
Open source Garmin compatible GPS street maps.
PositioNZ (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes GPS RINEX files, a time series of GPS station positions and site information.
Gravity
New Zealand Gravity Station Network (GNS Science)
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Lakes
Lake Submerged Plant Indicators (LakeSPI) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Monitoring of submerged lake plants.
Land cover
The New Zealand Land Cover Database (Ministry for the Environment)
A digital map of the land surface of the country.
Landslides
Landslide resources (GeoNet)
Landslide related data resources and tools.
M
Magnetic fields
Magnetic Field of the Earth (GNS Science)
Includes declination maps and magnetic observatory data.
Minerals
Mineral Technical Data (Ministry of Economic Development)
Crown Minerals technical data on minerals.
MinMap (GNS Science)
Includes locations of mineral deposits and exploration drill holes.
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Navigation
See charts.
O
Orthophotography
See aerial photography & orthophotography.
P
Petroleum
Petroleum Data Query (PDQ) Map (GNS Science)
Crown Minerals and GNS petroleum data aimed at oil exploration companies.
Petroleum technical data (Ministry of Economic Development)
Crown Minerals technical data on petroleum.
Place & street names
Electoral Streets and Places (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes a searchable database and downloadable dataset.
New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes official names for places and features in New Zealand, its offshore islands and Antarctica.
New Zealand Place Names Database (Archived) (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes a searchable database and downloadable dataset.
Public transport
Metlink
Timetables, maps, a journey planner, plus other information and tools for the greater Wellington public transport network.
Roads and transport (Koordinates)
Includes map layers indicating traffic lights, bus routes and stops, and railway tracks.
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Renewable energies
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Includes maps displaying averaged wave heights, wind speeds, sunlight hours and geothermal activity.
Rivers
Environmental Data Explorer New Zealand (EDENZ) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Includes information on river flow.
Roads
InfoConnect (NZ Transport Authority)
Verified highway data, including webcam coverage, planned roadworks, unplanned road closures and delays, maps and holiday traffic information.
Roads and transport (Koordinates)
Includes map layers indicating traffic lights and road centrelines.
Traffic webcams (MetService)
Coverage in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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Satellite imagery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellite Image Archive of New Zealand (Landcare Research)
Regularly updated images of New Zealand taken by the United States of America's NOAA satellites.
Aerial and satellite photography* (Koordinates)
Some imagery requires payment to download.
Sea levels
Environmental Data Explorer New Zealand (EDENZ) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Data from sites around New Zealand, offshore islands and Antarctica.
Sea levels and long waves (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Data from sites around New Zealand, offshore islands and Antarctica.
Sea level data (Land Information New Zealand)
Data from sites around New Zealand, offshore islands and Antarctica.
Sea surface temperature (SST)
SST analyses for standard areas* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
For the New Zealand and East Coast of Australia regions. Updated daily (Monday to Friday).
SST analyses on private fixed areas* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Areas are user-definable, anywhere in the South West Pacific region. Updated daily (Monday to Friday).
SST climatology* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Mean monthly SSTs for New Zealand.
Monthly mean SST analyses and anomalies* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Monthly mean SST analyses and their departures from expected values. Updated monthly.
Sea water quality
Surface Chlorophyll Analyses on Standard Areas* (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Includes composited chlorophyll shown as a colour image and an isochlor analysis of that image.
Marlborough Sounds Environmental Monitoring (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Includes weekly maps of chlorophyll a concentration, temperature and salinity for the Marlborough Sounds.
Ski fields
Ski field reports (MetService)
Street maps
New Zealand Open GPS Maps Project
Open source Garmin compatible Global Positioning System (GPS) street maps.
Street names
See place & street names.
Street views
Street view (Google)
Includes the ability to pan, rotate and zoom.
Surf
See waves.
Survey
Geodetic mark data (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes a simple list of geodetic marks and a complete geodetic mark dataset.
Geodetic software (Land Information New Zealand)
Windows compatible geodetic software.
Meridional Circuit shape files (Land Information New Zealand)
Can be imported to most GIS systems that use ESRI shape files.
Swimming
See water quality.
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Terrain
See topography.
Tides
Lunar semidiurnal tide (M2) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Animation of M2 tide movement around New Zealand.
Tide forecaster (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Predicts tides up to 28 days ahead, plus historical tides. Harbour and estuary tides not included.
Tidal streams (Land Information New Zealand)
Tidal streams for Te Aumiti (French Pass) and the Tory Channel entrance.
Tide predictions (Land Information New Zealand)
Includes standard and secondary port tide tables.
Topography
Antarctic Ross Sea region (Land Information New Zealand)
JPEG map image at 1:3 million scale.
Antarctic topographic data (Land Information New Zealand)
Vector topographic data for Antarctica's Darwin/Hatherton Glacier region.
Contours and terrain* (Koordinates)
Map layers of contour and terrain data. Some layers require payment to download.
Map Chooser (Land Information New Zealand)
Download official topographic maps of the New Zealand mainland and Chatham Islands at 1:250,000 and 1:50,000 scale in TIFF and GeoTIFF format.
New Zealand offshore islands (Land Information New Zealand)
JPEG map images at 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale.
New Zealand small scale topographic maps (Land Information New Zealand)
JPEG images at 1:1 million and 1:500,000 scale.
NZTopoOnline (Land Information New Zealand)
Seamless topographic mapping of New Zealand at 1:50,000 scale.
Pacific region topographic maps (Land Information New Zealand)
JPEG map images at 1:25,000 scale.
Traffic
See roads.
Tsunami
Tsunami resources (GeoNet)
Tsunami related data resources and tools.
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Volcanoes
Volcano resources (GeoNet)
Volcano related data resources and tools.
Visual and cameras (GeoNet)
Images from cameras monitoring volcanoes, including White Island.
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Water quality
Bathing water quality (Canterbury regional council)
Update weekly from mid-November to February/March. Includes marine and freshwater bathing areas.
Bathing water quality (Greater Wellington regional council)
Updated weekly from 1 November - 31 March. Includes marine and freshwater bathing areas.
Water Quality Information System (WQIS) New Zealand (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Data and metadata on a range of common water quality indicators for freshwater streams, rivers and lakes.
Water resources
Water Resources Explorer NZ (WRENZ)
Map displaying selected layers of water resource related spatial information.
Waves
Canterbury wave conditions (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Simulated wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast.
Swellmap
Forecasts swells near to shore and further out to sea.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wavewatch III
Pacific region and international wave prediction models from the United States of America's NOAA.
Weather
See climate.
Wind farms
NZ wind farms (New Zealand Wind Energy Association)
Includes operating and proposed wind farm sites.
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