NZ Māori Wards - Archive

Topicality: 01-01-2026 Projection: New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) This layer contains the archive of the Māori Ward boundaries as defined by the regional councils and Local Government Commission but maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). The Local Electoral Act 2001 provides that Māori wards may be established in territorial authorities. The statutory provisions for establishing Māori wards are set out in sections 19Z to 19ZH of the Local Electoral Act 2001. The first Māori ward was established by representation review in 2019 and appears in the 2021 geographic boundaries released by Stats NZ. The first Māori ward to be created is Wairoa Māori ward (02901) in the Wairoa District. Māori ward boundaries are defined at meshblock level. 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]