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
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,
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
A new package full of Map Kiwi designed postcards has arrived, including a recent design which look great! Below is the colourful Christchurch Property Map, now in postcard form. The iconic New Zealand Metro Map, in postcard form: Both of
A colleague recently shared with me this map of the US counties that was surprisingly colourful and intricate. I thought I’d have a go at making a similar map for Christchurch and Wellington, this time taking property parcel boundaries from Land Information
Some exciting news – the New Zealand Metro Maps are now for sale right here on my own site! I’ve just launched the Map Kiwi Store, where you can get poster prints of not only the New Zealand Metro map, but other
I’ve had an overwhelming response to my South Island Metro map, and a lot of requests for the North Island as well. I’m happy to say that it’s finally here! I’m also excited to announce that print versions of these maps
This map shows how interesting the terrain that Banks Peninsula has, in a similar style to some of New Zealand’s earlier terrain maps, which I got the inspiration for after playing around with open elevation data. The difference here is
Update: You can now get this print (and the rest of New Zealand) on the Map Kiwi Store! I’m a big fan of the original London Tube map and other metro maps, so I created my own to show the South Island’s State
