Geographic Boundaries Annual Release: As At 1 January 2023
Geographic boundaries are provided in spatial formats and as non-spatial classifications.
Access geographic boundaries through the Stats NZ geographic data service
Use the Stats NZ geographic data service to view, access, or download geographic boundary files.
Access the 2023 boundary layers such as territorial authority, urban rural, and statistical area 2, with metadata, in a range of formats.
Download the Geographic areas table 2023 (CSV) file of the 2023 meshblock concorded to selected meshblock years and higher geographies.
Geography names have tohutō (macrons) where applicable. The field containing names without tohutō is suffixed with 'ascii'.
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- Geographic boundaries annual release: As at 1 January 2023
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