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New Zealand topographic maps

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Christchurch City

New Zealand > Canterbury

Average elevation: 74 m

Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson

Average elevation: 207 m

Hamilton

New Zealand > Waikato > Hamilton City > Hamilton

Average elevation: 53 m

North Shore

New Zealand > Auckland > Kaipātiki

Average elevation: 57 m

Canterbury

New Zealand

Average elevation: 357 m

Hawke's Bay

New Zealand

Average elevation: 338 m

Palmerston North

New Zealand > Palmerston North

Average elevation: 118 m

Northland

New Zealand

Average elevation: 23 m

Ruru

New Zealand > Moana > Ruru

Average elevation: 124 m

Auckland Domain

New Zealand > Auckland > Auckland

During the 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, a lake reformed in the lower elevation area of Pukekawa / Auckland Domain that was once a wetland.

Average elevation: 49 m

Napier

New Zealand > Napier

Average elevation: 33 m

Timaru

New Zealand > Canterbury > Timaru District

Average elevation: 16 m

Hanmer Springs

New Zealand > Canterbury > Hurunui District

The Jacks Pass – Clarence River – Jollies Pass Loop is a 25 kilometer loop which is not technically challenging however it takes between two to four hours to complete. It can be ridden in either direction: West over Jacks Pass (869m) or East over Jollies Pass (850m). As the entire ride is at high elevation…

Average elevation: 490 m

Mount Eden

New Zealand > Auckland > Albert-Eden

Average elevation: 81 m

Twizel

New Zealand > Canterbury > Mackenzie District

Average elevation: 472 m

Lake Waihola

New Zealand > Otago > Clutha District > Waihola

Average elevation: 38 m

Central Plateau

New Zealand

Average elevation: 204 m

Kapiti Island

New Zealand > Wellington > Kapiti Coast District

The full original name for the island is Te Waewae-Kapiti-o-Tara-rāua-ko-Rangitāne, meaning "the boundary of Tara and Rangitāne" and referring to it as a place where the rohe (territories) of Ngāi Tara (now known as Muaūpoko) and Rangitāne (descendents of Whātonga) iwi adjoined each other. The word…

Average elevation: 55 m

Awatuna

New Zealand > Taranaki > South Taranaki District

Average elevation: 214 m

Taupaki

New Zealand > Auckland > Rodney

Average elevation: 63 m

Hector

New Zealand > West Coast > Buller District

Average elevation: 109 m

Horsham Downs

New Zealand > Waikato > Waikato District

Average elevation: 35 m

Kangaroo Lake

New Zealand > West Coast > Grey District

Average elevation: 131 m

Albury

New Zealand > Canterbury > Mackenzie District

Average elevation: 295 m

Oamaru

New Zealand > Otago > Waitaki District

Average elevation: 34 m

Te Hoe River

New Zealand > Hawke's Bay > Wairoa District

Average elevation: 801 m

Waipapa Bay

New Zealand > Northland

Average elevation: 15 m

Shannon

New Zealand > Otago > Dunedin City

Average elevation: 444 m

Kekerengu

New Zealand > Canterbury > Kaikōura District

Average elevation: 44 m

Pukawa Bay

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo District

Average elevation: 435 m

Arthur's Pass

New Zealand > West Coast > Westland District

Average elevation: 1,148 m

Wainui

New Zealand > Auckland > Rodney

Average elevation: 74 m

Ōkato

New Zealand > Taranaki > New Plymouth District

Average elevation: 98 m

Kokonga

New Zealand > Otago > Central Otago District

Average elevation: 377 m

Fiordland National Park

New Zealand

Several large lakes lie wholly or partly within the park's boundaries, notably Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri, both on the western boundary of the national park, as well as the southern lakes Lake Monowai, Lake Hauroko, and Lake Poteriteri. All of these lakes exhibit the topography typical of glacier-carved…

Average elevation: 417 m

Auckland

New Zealand

The Auckland Volcanic Field has contributed greatly to the growth and prosperity of the Auckland Region since the area was settled by humans. Initially, the maunga (scoria cones) were occupied and established as pā (fortified settlements) by Māori due to the strategic advantage their elevation provided in…

Average elevation: 30 m

Kaipara District

New Zealand > Northland

Average elevation: 68 m

Waikino

New Zealand > Waikato > Hauraki District

Average elevation: 132 m

Kawerau District

New Zealand > Bay of Plenty

Average elevation: 107 m

Tokaanu

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo District

Average elevation: 409 m

Runanga

New Zealand > West Coast > Grey District

Average elevation: 85 m

Chain Hills

New Zealand > Otago > Dunedin City > Mosgiel

Average elevation: 91 m

Hakaru

New Zealand > Northland > Kaipara District

Average elevation: 51 m

Te Pahi

New Zealand > Waikato > Otorohanga District > Kawhia

Average elevation: 49 m

Te Anga

New Zealand > Waikato > Waitomo District

Average elevation: 146 m

Masterton

New Zealand > Wellington

Average elevation: 293 m

Whatipu

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere Ranges

Average elevation: 50 m

Cass

New Zealand > Canterbury > Selwyn District

The topography of the Cass area was formed by repeated glaciation in the Pleistocene, with the valley floor built up by river fans as the glaciers retreated and the nearby Lakes Sarah and Grasmere enclosed by moraines and ice-eroded rocks. Many of the valleys around Cass post-date the retreat of the Poulter…

Average elevation: 667 m

Glen Murray

New Zealand > Waikato > Waikato District

Average elevation: 82 m

Lake Ōhau

New Zealand > Canterbury > Waitaki District

Wilding Pines (Pinus Cortorta, Pinus sylvestris) are problematic on the foreshore of Lake Ōhau. Pinus contorta grow “probably five to 10 times faster” in the Mackenzie Country (and Lake Ōhau) than in their native North America. They can establish themselves at altitudes of up to 2000 metres. Where they…

Average elevation: 904 m

Mount Murchison

New Zealand > Tasman > Tasman District

Average elevation: 1,124 m

Hūnua Ranges

New Zealand > Waikato > Waikato District

Average elevation: 176 m

Tolaga Bay

New Zealand > Gisborne > Gisborne District

Average elevation: 17 m

Howick

New Zealand > Auckland

Average elevation: 27 m

Staveley

New Zealand > Canterbury > Ashburton District

Average elevation: 378 m

Springston

New Zealand > Canterbury > Selwyn District

Average elevation: 22 m

Dundle Hill

New Zealand > Waikato > Waitomo District

Average elevation: 194 m

Arapārera

New Zealand > Auckland > Rodney

Average elevation: 49 m

Pukekawa

New Zealand > Waikato > Waikato District

Average elevation: 152 m

Ūawa River

New Zealand > Gisborne > Gisborne District

Average elevation: 162 m

Pakuranga

New Zealand > Waikato > South Waikato District

Average elevation: 298 m

Reefton

New Zealand > West Coast > Buller District

Located in the Inangahua Valley at an altitude of 194m, Reefton falls under the Köppen-Geiger climate classification of Cfb (Oceanic), though the town's sheltered inland location lends its climate less maritime influence than coastal areas; as such, Reefton has recorded both the extreme highest temperature of…

Average elevation: 310 m

Heaphy River

New Zealand > West Coast > Buller District

Average elevation: 626 m

Miramar Peninsula

New Zealand > Wellington > Wellington City > Wellington

The peninsula is exposed to Wellington's prevailing northwest wind and the southerly wind. During southerly storms, big waves and swells batter the peninsula's rocky southern shore. The peninsula's topography, with its high ridges and small bays and coves, provides shelter from the wind in many places. On 15…

Average elevation: 20 m

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