1949 NZMS15 Map Legend
@Julia
Hi i am looking for the map legend for the 1949 series to understand the symbols. Is it scanned in anywhere?
(2023/11/01 00:30)
NZMS 1 S16 Queen Charlotte
@Bsargeant
Hi, I( have a list of 20 coordinates (SIMG yards) that are within the bounds of the above map. Is it possible to download a copy of this particular map sheet so as I can identify the points?
Cheers
Brian
(2023/10/29 00:46)
NZMS1 1959 error
@Phughes
The sheet north of Napier that includes Tarawera has an incorrect pixel size in the X direction. Note the distorted gridlines
(2023/10/08 00:07)
Trying to locate 28316 Raincliff, South Canterbury
@Grahamlamont
I'm trying to establish the location of Section 28316 at/near Raincliff, South Canterbury, that my Great Grandfather James Braddick purchased in or around 1889. I'll be grateful for any guidance you can provide. Thank you. Graham Lamont
(2023/08/30 22:57)
Vector Versions?
@Mattbio
Are there vector versions of the maps available to download/access anywhere?
(2023/08/09 07:08)
1 inch to 1 mile series
@Stephen king
Can you please tell me how I can access earlier maps of this series 1940s ?
(2023/06/19 13:23)
1939 Base Map
@Pauline allan-downs
I am looking at Jounneaux Road, Kamo
Not 17/18
I am wanting to find out the original name of the owner of this land please.
(2022/09/12 06:03)
MapsPast in ArcGIS Pro
@Cecilia latham
Hi, Thanks so much for putting this amazing resource together. It is great to have all these historical maps available. I have managed to connect to the basemaps using qGIS, but I was wondering whether there is also a way of connecting using ArcG
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(2021/11/18 22:23)
need any NZMS topomaps Canty
@Grant hunter
Hi there. i have been given a selection of NZMS1s 1960s/70s for the SI, mostly Canterbury. Are you missing any for scanning?
(2021/09/10 09:58)
1889 cadastrals
@Dave nevin
Hi, brilliant resource. I see APL has Block V Russell SD, 1889 :-)
And, Waikato Uni has a list of all the 1;25,000 sheets NZMS2A ? but perhaps these are only a rescale of 1 inch mile topos?
cheers Dave Nevin
(2021/07/27 04:50)
Road Names
@Matt
You might look at the original town plans at geodatahub:
https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz/gdr/#maps-nzms
Series NZMS-16 is probably the series you'd need if the streets are urban/suburban.
If they are further out of town than th
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(2021/02/24 06:15)
Could you share topo50-2019 xml for QGIS
@Matt
2019 layer is now available for QGIS.
As Arcbrutile is no longer free/opensource I can no longer test or maintain the arcbrutile maps for ArcGIS.
(2021/02/24 06:09)
viewer
@Peter dare
Thank you
No, I think you have worked hard enough! without recording the reliability data! Yes, the original data shows the whole of the map (although as a TIFF...it seems. Hard work for me...). Scanned sheets- I wonder what happened to the orig
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(2020/10/18 22:23)
TRACED MAP OF MAYOR Is 1950'S
@Ken41
Hi, i was recently given ref to your web page when asking a site re land ownership & like in NZ (I was born Tauranga 1941).
It seems your maps are more topographic and very interesting for other research.
I did a tracing of a topo map of Mayer
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(2020/08/22 02:03)
gridelines
@Matt
Hi Jason. Short answer: no. The gridlines are part of them map image. The original gridless images for the topo50 series are available to download from LINZ
http://linz.govt.nz
or Auckland uni:
https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz
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(2020/08/01 20:42)
Not showing maps?
@Matt
Hi @Tganzrussell.
There was a brief interruption to the amazon web services storage which hosts the main mapspast layers around that time. From what I can see the maps are working at present.
I am also aware that LINZ airphotos were out
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(2020/06/12 01:24)
1969 Alpine areas maps missing
@Matt
As far as I'm aware the area was not mapped until the '70s. Please get back to me if you know that they do exist and I'll chase them up.
(2020/03/01 18:03)
Wellington map order
@Emily
Hello, just want to let you know two maps are showing out of chronological order for the south Wellington area (Hawkins Hill/Brooklyn). NZMS15 Hutt-Makara printed 1951 appears before NZMS1 Wellington printed 1950 (listed under 1949 and 1959 respe
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(2020/01/28 04:01)
Maps to give away
@Mark macdonald
hi i will take the lot if thats okay.i live in cambridge but am happy to pay for postage,i do metal detecting as a hobby and are always after maps,regards mark macdonald
(2019/09/08 01:39)