Wellington Region Layers

This layer provides the extents of the data incorporated into an adjustment which has been completed as part of the Spatial Parcel Improvement (SPI) project. The SPI project aims to improve the accuracy of digital cadastral data in areas (primarily rural) where survey-accurate data does not currently exist. The improvement of coordinates is controlled by a mathematical adjustment process using a Least Squares methodology. The adjustment/integration process results in increased mapping accuracy of surrounding spatial objects (e.g. parcels), the effect of which is some new observations or parcels appear to move. The extent of the change largely depends upon the accuracy of the underlying data. In general, movements will be at least several metres, as the SPI project targets areas where significant movements are expected.

This layer provides the current strata parcel polygons and their associated descriptive data as a single layer to facilitate their use independently of other primary parcels or non primary parcels.

Strata parcels are portions of land where the vertical extent is limited.

The combination of this layer with the primary parcels layer provides all current parcels for New Zealand (i.e. excludes Historic and Pending parcels)

If you require approved or historic parcels see the All Parcels Layer

This layer has a nominal accuracy of 0.1-1m in urban areas and 1-100m in rural areas. For more detailed information about parcel accuracies please refer to the Survey Boundary Marks layer which contains accuracies for each parcel node.

The originating data for parcel/title associations includes some non-official sources where the official data does not support a link. For more information see

This layer contains the DEM for LiDAR data from the Wellington region captured between 2013 and 2014. Note that this DEM is based on automated point cloud classification and contains some residual remnants of surface features.

The DSM is available as layer Wellington LiDAR 1m DSM (2013-2014).
The index tiles are available as layer Wellington LiDAR Index Tiles (2013-2014).
The LAS point cloud is available from OpenTopography.

Lidar was captured for Greater Wellington Regional Council by Aerial Surveys between 2013 and 2014. The datasets were generated by Landcare Research. The survey area includes Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa, and Kapiti. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:
•DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1km x 1km tile layout

Data was collected at >1 pulse/square metre pulse density. Attributes include:
-Elevation
-Intensity values
-Return number
-Adjusted GPS time
-Classification

Vertical datum is NZVD2016

This layer contains the DSM for LiDAR data from the Wellington region captured between 2013 and 2014.
The DEM is available as layer Wellington LiDAR 1m DEM (2013-2014).
The index tiles are available as layer Wellington LiDAR Index Tiles (2013-2014).
The LAS point cloud is available from OpenTopography.

Lidar was captured for Greater Wellington Regional Council by Aerial Surveys between 2013 and 2014. The datasets were generated by Landcare Research. The survey area includes Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa, and Kapiti. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:
•DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1km x 1km tile layout

Data was collected at >1 pulse/square metre pulse density. Attributes include:
-Elevation
-Intensity values
-Return number
-Adjusted GPS time
-Classification

Vertical datum is NZVD2016

This layer contains the index tiles for LiDAR data from the Wellington region captured between 2013 and 2014.
The DEM is available as layer Wellington LiDAR 1m DEM (2013-2014).
The DSM is available as layer Wellington LiDAR 1m DSM (2013-2014).
The LAS point cloud is available from OpenTopography.

Lidar was captured for Greater Wellington Regional Council by Aerial Surveys between 2013 and 2014. The datasets were generated by Landcare Research. The survey area includes Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa, and Kapiti. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:
•DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout
•Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1km x 1km tile layout

Data was collected at >1 pulse/square metre pulse density. Attributes include:
-Elevation
-Intensity values
-Return number
-Adjusted GPS time
-Classification

Vertical datum is NZVD2016

Index Tiles ONLY, for actual orthophotos see layer Porirua 0.10m Urban Aerial Photos (2020)

Orthophotography within the Porirua City urban area in the Porirua City District totalling approximately 139 km2. The area of capture is located within the Wellington Region of the North Island, and captured in the flying seasons (summer period) 2019-2020.

Imagery was captured for Porirua City Council by Aerial Surveys Ltd, Unit A1, 8 Saturn Place, Albany,0632, New Zealand.

Data comprises:
• 1,667 ortho-rectified RGB GeoTIFF images in NZTM projection, tiled into the LINZ Standard 1:500 tile layout
• Tile layout in NZTM projection containing relevant information.

The supplied imagery is in terms of New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) map projection. Please refer to the supplied tile layout shape file for specific details, naming conventions, etc.

Imagery supplied as 10cm pixel resolution (0.15m GSD), 3-band (RGB) uncompressed GeoTIFF. The final spatial accuracy is ±0.15 m @ 95% confidence level.

Orthophotography within the Porirua City urban area in the Porirua City District totalling approximately 139 km2. The area of capture is located within the Wellington Region of the North Island, and captured in the flying seasons (summer period) 2019-2020.

Imagery was captured for Porirua City Council by Aerial Surveys Ltd, Unit A1, 8 Saturn Place, Albany,0632, New Zealand.

Data comprises:
• 1,667 ortho-rectified RGB GeoTIFF images in NZTM projection, tiled into the LINZ Standard 1:500 tile layout
• Tile layout in NZTM projection containing relevant information.

The supplied imagery is in terms of New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) map projection. Please refer to the supplied tile layout shape file for specific details, naming conventions, etc.

Imagery supplied as 10cm pixel resolution (0.15m GSD), 3-band (RGB) uncompressed GeoTIFF. The final spatial accuracy is ±0.15 m @ 95% confidence level.

Index tiles for this dataset are available as layer Porirua 0.10m Urban Aerial Photos Index Tiles (2020)

This layer contains the DEM for LiDAR data in the Wellington Region including Wellington City as well as the surrounding area captured between 2019 and 2020.

• The DSM is available as layer Wellington City LiDAR 1m DSM (2019-2020).

• The index tiles are available as layer Wellington City LiDAR Index Tiles (2019-2020).

• The LAS point cloud and vendor project reports are available from OpenTopography.

LiDAR was captured for Wellington City Council by Aerial Surveys from 20 March 2019 to 14 March 2020. These datasets were generated by Aerial Surveys and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:

• DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

Pulse density specification is at a minimum of 16 pulses/square metre.

Vertical datum is NZVD2016.

This layer contains the Index Tiles for LiDAR data in the Wellington Region including Wellington City as well as the surrounding area captured between 2019 and 2020.

• The DEM is available as layer Wellington City LiDAR 1m DEM (2019-2020).

• The DSM is available as layer Wellington City LiDAR 1m DSM (2019-2020).

• The LAS point cloud and vendor project reports are available from OpenTopography.

LiDAR was captured for Wellington City Council by Aerial Surveys from 20 March 2019 to 14 March 2020. These datasets were generated by Aerial Surveys and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:

• DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

Pulse density specification is at a minimum of 16 pulses/square metre.

Vertical datum is NZVD2016.

This layer contains the DSM for LiDAR data in the Wellington Region including Wellington City as well as the surrounding area captured between 2019 and 2020.

• The DEM is available as layer Wellington City LiDAR 1m DEM (2019-2020).

• The index tiles are available as layer Wellington City LiDAR Index Tiles (2019-2020).

• The LAS point cloud and vendor project reports are available from OpenTopography.

LiDAR was captured for Wellington City Council by Aerial Surveys from 20 March 2019 to 14 March 2020. These datasets were generated by Aerial Surveys and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:

• DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

Pulse density specification is at a minimum of 16 pulses/square metre.

Vertical datum is NZVD2016.