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Erosion risk North Island 2012
Ministry for the Environment"This data records estimated erosion risk for different areas in the North Island. New Zealand experiences high rates of soil erosion. In the North Island, this is mostly due to the historical clearance of forest for agriculture (see also Estimated long-term soil erosion). In contrast, erosion in the South Island is mostly due to natural processes,...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River Environment Classification Catchment Order 2 (2010)
Ministry for the EnvironmentThe REC groups rivers and parts of river networks that share similar ecological characteristics, including physical and biological. Rivers that share the same class can be treated as similar to one another and different to rivers in other classes. The REC classification system groups rivers according to several environmental factors that strongly...Created 1 January 2023 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River Environment Classification Catchment Order 5 (2010)
Ministry for the EnvironmentThe REC groups rivers and parts of river networks that share similar ecological characteristics, including physical and biological. Rivers that share the same class can be treated as similar to one another and different to rivers in other classes. The REC classification system groups rivers according to several environmental factors that strongly...Created 1 January 2023 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River flows
Ministry for the Environment"River flow refers to the quantity of water passing a point in the river over a certain amount of time. Different rivers have different flow patterns, such as sharp peak flows following rain with low flows in between, or high spring flows from snow melt. These flow characteristics affect how much water is available for irrigation, drinking water,...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Location and extent of NZ's aquifers, 2015
Ministry for the Environment"A unit of rock or sediment is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. Aquifers may occur at different depths in the same location. The map shows the areas of New Zealand’s land surface above one or more aquifers. The aquifer boundaries were described by White (2001), and some boundaries were updated by Moreau and Bekele (2015),...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River Environment Classification Catchment Order 3 (2010)
Ministry for the EnvironmentThe REC groups rivers and parts of river networks that share similar ecological characteristics, including physical and biological. Rivers that share the same class can be treated as similar to one another and different to rivers in other classes. The REC classification system groups rivers according to several environmental factors that strongly...Created 1 January 2023 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Fundamental Soil Layers New Zealand Soil Classification
Ministry for the Environment"This data describes the location of the different types of soil in New Zealand using the New Zealand Soil Classification. This data set relates to the "Soils" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website."Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River Environment Classification Catchment Order 4 (2010)
Ministry for the EnvironmentThe REC groups rivers and parts of river networks that share similar ecological characteristics, including physical and biological. Rivers that share the same class can be treated as similar to one another and different to rivers in other classes. The REC classification system groups rivers according to several environmental factors that strongly...Created 1 January 2023 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Current wetland extent, 2013
Ministry for the Environment"Wetlands support unique biodiversity and provide important services. They clean water of nutrients and sediment, help dampen floods, provide habitat, and act as carbon sinks. They are also valued for their spiritual and cultural significance and as important sources of food and materials, such as flax. Draining them for agricultural and urban development...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
River Environment Classification New Zealand (2010)
Ministry for the EnvironmentThe New Zealand River Environment Classification (REC) organises information about the physical characteristics of New Zealand's rivers. Individual river sections are mapped according to physical factors such as climate, source of flow for the river water, topography, and geology, and catchment land cover eg, forest, pasture or urban. Sections of river...Created 1 January 2023 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
NEET Mothers by Area Unit 2015
Stats NZThis dataset contains counts and rates of young people aged 15–24 years who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the 2015 calendar year. The report containing maps of this data can be found at http://www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/what-we-do/partnerships/partnership-projects/Otago-youth-not-in-employment-education-training-NEET.aspx....Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Subdivision 2016 (generalised version)
Stats NZSubdivision 2016 Generalised Version is the definitive set of territorial authority subdivision boundaries for 2016 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian).Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Community Board 2016 Generalised Version
Stats NZCommunity Board 2016 Generalised Version is the definitive set of community board boundaries for 2016 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian).Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Usual residence 5 years ago by meshblock (2013 Census)
Stats NZ2013 Census meshblock dataset contains counts at meshblock levels for selected variables from the 2013 Census. The geographies correspond to 2013 Census boundaries. The counts are at the highest level of each variable’s classification. Notes: Confidentiality rules have been applied to all cells in this table, including randomly rounding to base 3. -999...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
NEET Pacific Island Youths by Area Unit 2015
Stats NZThis dataset contains counts and rates of young people aged 15–24 years who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the 2015 calendar year. The report containing maps of this data can be found at www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/what-we-do/partnerships.... The data was provided by the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) which brings...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Subdivision 2017 (generalised version)
Stats NZThis dataset is the definitive set of territorial authority subdivision boundaries for 2017 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). Subdivisions are set up under the Local Government Act 2002 and Local Electoral Act 2001. A subdivision is a division of a community...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Meshblock Higher Geographies 2016 High Definition
Stats NZMeshblock Higher Geographies 2016 High Definition is the definitive high definition set of the annually released meshblock pattern concorded to higher geographies as at 1 January 2016.Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
NEET Mothers by Regional Council 2015
Stats NZThis dataset contains counts and rates of young people aged 15–24 years who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the 2015 calendar year. The report containing maps of this data can be found at www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/what-we-do/partnerships.... The data was provided by the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) which brings...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Regional Council 2017 (generalised version)
Stats NZThis dataset is the definitive set of regional council boundaries for 2017 as defined by the Local Government Commission and/or regional councils themselves but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). 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...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Maori Constituency 2017 (generalised version)
Stats NZThis dataset is the definitive set of regional council Māori constituency boundaries for 2017 as defined by the regional councils and Local Government Commission but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). Māori constituencies are established under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from the division of a region for electoral purposes....Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025