This dataset is the definitive set of meshblock boundaries for 2013 as defined by Statistics New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand maintains an annual meshblock pattern for the collection and production of statistical data, allowing data to be compared over time. A meshblock is the smallest geographic unit for which statistical data is collected and...

This is the definitive set of area unit boundaries for 2013 as defined by Statistics New Zealand as at 1 January 2013. Area units are aggregations of adjacent meshblocks with coterminous boundaries to form a single unbroken surface area (land and/or water). Exceptions to this rule are some area units comprising collections of geographically related inlets...