by andrew | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog, Updates
The Muslim and wider communities of Christchurch and New Zealand were left reeling in the wake of the Mosque shootings that took place on March 15th, leaving 50 people dead. While much has already been said about the atrocities that took place in my city, the huge...
by andrew | Oct 6, 2018 | Blog, Updates
Much of the year has passed since my last update, so I thought I’d catch you up on all that’s been happening here at The Map Kiwi! The biggest change for me has been entering full time work as a Geospatial Analyst back in April. This was quite a different...
by andrew | Sep 9, 2018 | Blog, Updates
This week marks the annual Māori Language Week (10-16th September 2018), so to get people interested in Te Reo I thought I’d revisit the maps I’ve made of the Māori place names of New Zealand/Aotearoa! I first became interested in mapping Māori names last...
by andrew | May 11, 2018 | New Maps, Portfolio Work
A follow up from the 2016 Christchurch map, the Auckland Typography map is a new print beautifully representing central Auckland’s streets, motorways, rail lines, parks and more in flowing street names and places. Check it out below: This design was more...
by andrew | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog, New Maps
As part of the 7 day cartography challenge last year, I created two maps showing Te Reo Māori names of towns and cities names across Aotearoa/New Zealand which were well received. Naturally, I wanted to improve the maps by researching the spelling of place names...
by andrew | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog, Updates
It’s been several months since my last Map Kiwi blog update, so what better time to do it again at the beginning of a new year! 2017 was a busy year for me, filled with many projects and maps. It was the year I finally managed to finish my Masters in Geographic...
by andrew | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog, Portfolio Work
With 4.6 million people spread out over 268,021 km², New Zealand is not a crowded place when compared to more densely populated countries such as Japan and the UK. The below map shows just how much land is uninhabited per square kilometre, making up 78.21% of our...
by andrew | Nov 30, 2017 | Updates
It's that time of year again, the Christmas rush! To make it easier to find that great Christmas gift, you can now get a 15% discount on the New Zealand State Highway Metro Map print (A1 size), and 10% off all other map prints. That includes the full range of print...
by andrew | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog, New Maps, Updates
When I first made Map Dots during the 7 Day Cartography Challenge, some of you were asking for designs of different cities. Now, you can order a custom Map Dot for a town or city of your choice, and choose the colour as well! If you need help deciding on a location,...
by andrew | Nov 5, 2017 | Blog, Metro Maps, Portfolio Work
Trams used to rule the streets of New Zealand in the first half of the 20th Century, with Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and more all developing extensive tram networks. Sadly, as car use became more widespread and service running costs increased, these...
