TechnicalGIS

GIS data sources: New Zealand

Region
Australia and New Zealand
ISO 3166
NZ · NZL
Sources
7
Links checked
2026-10-14

7 sources, including 4 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, elevation / dem, imagery, land cover, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, environment, addresses & cadastre, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • LRIS Portal (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

    • Land cover
    • Environment
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Formats
    GeoPackage, Shapefile
    Link
    lris.scinfo.org.nz

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • data.govt.nz (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    New Zealand Government

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Link
    data.govt.nz

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Stats NZ Geographic Data Service (opens in a new tab)

    API

    Stats NZ

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, Shapefile, WFS
    Link
    datafinder.stats.govt.nz

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • LINZ Data Service (opens in a new tab)

    API

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Addresses & cadastre
    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GeoTIFF, Shapefile, WFS
    Link
    data.linz.govt.nz

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Statistics New Zealand (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Statistics New Zealand

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    stats.govt.nz

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – New Zealand (opens in a new tab)

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    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14