This dataset is one of several segments of a regional high detailed stream flowpath dataset. The data was separated using the TOPO 50 map series extents.The stream network was originally created for the purpose of high detailed work along rivers and streams in the Wellington region. It was started as a pilot study for the Mangatarere subcatchment of the...

This dataset is one of several segments of a regional high detailed stream flowpath dataset. The data was separated using the TOPO 50 map series extents.The stream network was originally created for the purpose of high detailed work along rivers and streams in the Wellington region. It was started as a pilot study for the Mangatarere subcatchment of the...

Porirua District is traversed by three active faults: the Ohariu, Pukerua, and Moonshine faults. In recognition of the surface rupture hazard posed by these faults, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Porirua City Council commissioned GNS Science for a reassessment and update of the fault traces.A review was undertaken of all existing data. Fault...

Along the 1.5 km lengthof the Martinborough Fault a zone has been defined that encompasses the area of most intense folding. This zone is 300-450 m wide, and, using the terminology in the MfE guidelines, it is attributed as having a Distributed Fault Complexity. This zone of deformation has been extended to the northeast and southwest across younger...

Boatshed management areas identified and mapped in the Wellington region for the Proposed Natural Resources Plan from aerial orthophotos.Areas shown in this feature class pertain to Policy P140: Boatshed Management Areas; Policy P141: Boatsheds, and; Rule R176: Use of a boatshed; Rule R177: Change of use of boatsheds; Rule R178: New boatsheds in a...

Map of lowland areas for category 2 surface waterbodies in the Wellington Region for the management of rivers and streams in productive rural lowland areas.Pertains to Policy P99: Livestock access to surface water bodies and Rule R97: Access to the beds of surface water bodies by livestock - permitted activity. Other provisions may apply, please consult...

The map is based on a model for the distribution of air pollutants in Masterton. The limit of air pollution (from domestic fires) follows the boundary of the town urban area. The model was developed by Neil Gimpson, Golders and Associates and Tamsin Mitchell, Greater Wellington Regional Council. More information can be found in the report: Golder...

Sites of significance identified by mana whenua iwi in the greater Wellington region and reported under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council, listed under Schedule C1: Sites of significance to Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki.Sites of significance were mapped for Schedule C of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region 2015 - Te Tikanga...

Sites of significance identified by mana whenua iwi in the greater Wellington region and reported under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council, listed under Schedule C3: Sites of significance to Ngāti Toa RangātiraSites of significance were mapped for Schedule C of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region 2015 - Te Tikanga...

Sites of significance identified by mana whenua iwi in the Wellington Region and reported under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council, listed under Schedule C4: Sites of significance to Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika a MauiSites of significance were mapped for Schedule C of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region 2015...

Sites of significance identified by mana whenua iwi in the greater Wellington region and reported under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council, listed under Schedule C5: Sites of significance to Rangitāne o Wairarapa & Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.Sites of significance were mapped for Schedule C of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the...

Mean High Water Springs-10 (MHWS10) line for the Greater Wellington Region, NZ. MHWS10 is the mean high water spring tide exceeded 10 percent of the time. It is often used as a practical high tide level for infrastructure design works, and also for estimating extreme high (e.g. the 100-year Average Recurrence Interval) storm tides.Line extracted from a...

This data set has been created for the Wellington Regional Strategy - Open Space Planning Working Group. The data captured in this data set is derived from the Open Space Planning Matrix 2009. This matrix is used to assess all areas of open space for all councils in the Wellington Region (TLA, DOC and Queen Elizabeth Trust) to determine the predominant...

The boundary for the Pakuratahi Forest in the Greater Wellington Park network. For information regarding the activities present within the Park, check out the GWRC website through the links in the attribute table.The boundaries are based on the LINZ Parcel boundaries which have been merged together to get the features shown. The data is updated on an 'as...

This datasets shows the locations of activities that require approval from GWRC under the proposed Natural Resources Plan. For more information on the types of consent that are recorded in this dataset, go to our Resource Consents page on our website.The data is updated on a nightly basis from the GWRC Environmental Regulation database. They show the...

Tsunami evacuation maps containing three zones; red, orange and yellow, corresponding to different threat levels for the development of tsunami evacuation plans, public awareness, self evacuation and official civil defence emergency management or emergency services evacuations in the event of a tsunami. The zones were digitised onto orthophoto coverage...

Titahi Bay fossil forest area identified and mapped in the Wellington region for the Proposed Natural Resources Plan from aerial orthophotos, field surveys and geological maps and reports. Dawe, I (2014), Regional Plan Review: Schedule J - Significant geological features in the coastal marine area. Unpublished Wellington Regional Council Report,...

Erosion Prone Land from the Regional Soil Plan in the Wellington region as it was mapped for the Regional Soil Plan, one of the preceeders for the PNRP. The data was based on 2 major datasets - the underlying rock types to determine succeptible areas to erosion and slope angles to find those areas that are most at risk.

This feature class depicts six ‘river classes’. The classes recognise the six main types of streams and rivers found in the Greater Wellington region based on variables that characterise the natural environment such as climate, slope and catchment geology. The river classes are based on the Freshwater Environments of New Zealand (FWENZ) classification...

Coastal Marine Area and River Mouth boundaries identified and mapped for the Wellington Region. These boundaries were agreed to for the Regional Coastal Plan for the Wellington Region 2000 and the delineations that appear in this map conform to those agreements. All other rivers and streams not identified are defined using the RMA 1991 definition, as...