Taupō District Electricity Transmission Line 32m buffer polygon as identified within the Taupō District Plan, resulting from Plan Change 29 (Taupō and Centennial Industrial Environments), operative from 20 March 2015. Transmission line features can be downloaded from the LINZ Data Service or from the Transpower open data site.The Taupō District Plan has...

This layer displays historic sites identified in the Taupō District Plan. Sites of Historic Value can include sites, places and locations of built or cultural history and archaeological sites within the District. These areas can consist of sites of human habitation, burial and historic events, with many also having cultural or natural significance within...

The dataset displays the Waihi Landslide land instability area near Waihi Township at the southern end of Lake Taupō, as identified in the Taupō District Plan. Other land instability areas, such as Tomos and Uncompacted Fill sites, have locations that are difficult to pinpoint and, therefore, have not been included in this dataset.The Taupō District Plan...

This layer displays Noise Control Boundaries identified in the Taupō District Plan. The ‘Class’ field/column refers to the boundary area (ANB = Airport Air Noise Boundary, OCB = Airport Outer Control Boundary, NC40 = Noise Control Boundary 40 dBA leq). Noise boundaries have been placed around power stations within the District and the Taupō airport. The...

Significant Natural Areas (SNA) as identified in the Taupō District Plan. Significant Natural Areas are areas of significant indigenous vegetation and/or significant habitats of indigenous fauna that have been identified on the Planning Maps and listed in Schedule 7.8 of the Taupō District Plan. The Council is required to identify and protect significant...

This layer displays hot ground hazard areas identified in the Taupō District Plan. Geothermal areas have the potential to cause subsidence and can create a number of hazards including subsidence, hot ground and hydrothermal eruptions. Thermal areas can be difficult to define as the boundaries and extent of areas of hot ground can change over time. These...