Datasets
Access and download 'Datasets' provided by different organisations relating to land resources. We also provide links to on-line catalogues of datasets which you can use to search and access data.To use the data you may need to have access to specific software applications.
We will be adding information on more sources for data over time. Use the 'Tell us about a resource' facility on this page to let us know about data you would like added to our list.
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Datasets
LINZ Topographic Maps
Provider: Land Information New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand provides topographic maps covering New Zealand and its offshore islands, some Pacific islands, and the Antarctic Ross Sea region.
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Datasets
Maori Plant Use
Provider: Landcare Research
The database contains fully referenced, detailed information on how Māori used plants to survive in New Zealand, particularly before the arrival of Europeans.
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Datasets
MinMap
Provider: GNS Science
MinMap is a free to use and enables access to selected GNS and New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals data for the whole of New Zealand.
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Datasets
Motu - Datasets
Provider: Motu
Motu provides links to online socio-economic datasets used by Motu for their research.
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Datasets
Māori Land Online
Provider: Māori Land Court
Access to information on current ownership, trustee, memorial and block information for land that falls within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and other legislation.
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Datasets
National Vegetation Survey Databank
Provider: Landcare Research
The National Vegetation Survey Databank (NVS) is a physical archive and computer databank containing records from approximately 94,000 vegetation survey plots--including data from over 19,000 permanent plots.
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Datasets
New Zealand Active Faults Database
Provider: GNS Science
GNS Science maintains the New Zealand Active Faults Database. This database has been designed to hold all data collected from investigations of active faults.
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Datasets
New Zealand Ants Database
Provider: Landcare Research
Distribution records of all ant species in New Zealand, endemic and introduced (of confirmed establishment), based primarily on records from insect collections around New Zealand.
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Datasets
New Zealand Fossil Spores and Pollen: An Illustrated Catalogue
Provider: GNS Science
This catalogue has been compiled primarily as a reference tool for paleontologists engaged in biostratigraphic work in New Zealand pre-Pleistocene strata.
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Datasets
New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names
Provider: Land Information New Zealand
The Gazetteer is the site for official names within New Zealand and surrounding areas.