A map print showing the Te Reo Maori names of towns and cities across Aotearoa/New Zealand. A fantastic resource for learning more about New Zealand places from a uniquely Te Reo perspective. Covering the Aotearoa/New Zealand mainland and Wharekauri/Chatham Islands,
Christchurch Major Cycle Routes Nelson Urban Cycleways Easy-to-understand maps of cycling networks and routes across cities in New Zealand. These maps are designed to encourage people to ride and demonstrate that it’s a safe, convenient option to get where they
A map of New Zealand showing just how much land is uninhabited per square kilometre, making up 78.21% of our total land area. Following the posting of several similar maps of other countries, I thought it would be interesting to
Spot the giant kiwifruit in Te Puke, L&P bottle in Paeroa or Salmon in Rakaia. When taking a road trip through New Zealand, you might spot a range of larger than life oddities on the road side. Here are some
From the great fireball in the sky to your power socket – Christchurch buildings have a lot of potential for solar energy production! Using 3D Digital Surface Models and building footprints, this map uses roof angle and nearby shading to
We see roads with North, South, East or West in their names all the time – but do they actually travel in their stated direction overall? As an experiment, each road in New Zealand that contained a direction in their
An art installation by artist Mischa Kuball and SCAPE Public Art. A stretch of central Christchurch street contains an eclectic mix of 21 lamp posts from cities all over the world, donated following the 2011 earthquakes. About this map Created
A visualisation of the garden’s tree age and size. Christchurch’s Botanical Gardens were established with the first oak planted in 1863. Today, visitors to the beautiful gardens and surrounding Hagley Park are greeted by trees young and old, big and
Common air, sea and land routes to the frozen continent. The Southern Hemisphere gateway cities of Christchurch (NZ), Hobart (AUS), Cape Town (SA), Punta Arenas and Ushuaia (South America) are commonly used to access the large number of research stations
The Christchurch Canal was an unrealised plan to create an inner-city shipping port. The southeast of Christchurch might look very different today had the Canal, proposed by Cyrus J.R. Williams in December 1905, been built. Although there was significant support
