DATA SOURCE: Aqualinc Research Limited
[Technical report available at https://environment.govt.nz/publications/national-irrigated-land-spatial-dataset-2020-update]
Adapted by Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand to provide for environmental reporting transparency
The spatial data covers all mainland regions of New Zealand, with the exception of Nelson, which is not believed to contain significant irrigated areas. The spatial dataset is an update of the national dataset that was first created in 2017. The current update has incorporated data from the 2019 – 2020 irrigation season.
More information on this dataset and how it relates to our environmental reporting indicators and topics can be found in the attached data quality pdf.
