NZ Territorial Authorities - Archive

Topicality: 01-01-2026 Projection: New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) This layer contains the archive of territorial authority boundaries as defined by territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. They are defined under schedule 2, part 1 of the Local Government Act 2002 as city councils or district councils. Territorial authorities were established in 1989 when 205 territorial local authorities were replaced by 75 territorial authorities. Territorial boundaries must coincide with meshblock boundaries under schedule 3, clause 17 of the Local Government Act 2002. This layer get updated yearly with the latest boundary data. You can use this layer when you need any year of boundary data in your map. By setting a filter on the dataset year you can filter on specific year of the dataset. For information about the fields in this dataset go to the Data tab. The layer is further generalised by Eagle Technology for improved performance on the web, therefore it doesn't fully represent the official boundaries. If you only need the latest boundary data in your map you can use the current version of this dataset. All the current versions of Stats NZ Boundary layers can be found here. The official dataset can be found on https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz. This layer is offered by Eagle Technology (Official Esri Distributor). Eagle Technology offers services that can be used in the ArcGIS platform. The Content team at Eagle Technology updates the layers on a regular basis and regularly adds new content to the Living Atlas. By using this content and combining it with other data you can create new information products quickly and easily. If you have any questions or comments about the content, please let us now at [e-mail]