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...
by andrew | Oct 1, 2017 | Updates
I'm excited to announce that in addition to my web store, products from The Map Kiwi will be making their appearance at a retail location in Christchurch! Shopology is a store located in Christchurch's Arts Centre, upstairs from the i-Site visitors centre on Worcester...
by andrew | Jun 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve been interested in trying out Mapbox Studio for a while, so I thought I’d have a go creating a custom basemap myself styled like the Topo maps made by Land Information NZ. Despite some of the limitations of OpenStreetMap data that Mapbox uses as their...
by andrew | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, New Maps, Portfolio Work
A little while ago, I set myself a challenge of creating seven maps over the period of a week, posting a new map each day on my Facebook and Twitter. It was challenging to complete each resulting map within the short space of a day, but were well worth the positive...
