The location and extent of Benthic protection areas designated in the exclusive economic zone.

Stats NZ REGC2016_HD_Clipped is the high definition set of regional councilboundaries for 2016, clipped to the coastline for cartographic purposes, as defined by the Local Government Commission and/or regional councils themselves but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). The regional council is the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 16 regional councils in New Zealand (defined by Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002). Eleven are governed by an elected regional council, while five are governed by territorial authorities (the second tier of local government), who also perform the functions of a regional council and are known as unitary authorities. These unitary authorities are Auckland Council, Nelson City Council, and Gisborne, Tasman, and Marlborough District Councils. The Chatham Islands Council also performs some of the functions of a regional council, but is not strictly a unitary authority. Unitary authorities act as regional councils for legislative purposes. Regional councils are responsible for administrating many environmental and transport matters, such as land transport planning and harbour navigation and safety.Regional councils were established in 1989 after the abolition of the 22 local government regions. The Local Government Act 2002 requires the boundaries of regions to conform, as far as possible, to one or more water catchments. When determining regional boundaries, the Local Government Commission considered regional communities of interest when selecting which water catchments to include in a region. It also considered factors such as natural resource management, land use planning, and environmental matters. Some regional council boundaries are coterminous with territorial authority boundaries, but there are several exceptions. An example is Taupo District, which is geographically split between four regions, although most of its area falls within the Waikato Region. Where territorial local authorities straddle regional council boundaries, the affected area is statistically defined by complete Regional council s. In general, however, regional councils contain complete territorial authorities. Auckland Council unitary authority was formed in 2010, under the Local Government (Tamaki Makarau Reorganisation) Act 2009, replacing the Auckland Regional Council and seven territorial authorities.The seaward boundary of any coastal regional council is the twelve-mile New Zealand territorial limit. Regional councils are defined at meshblock and regional council level.Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007. For further metadata, please refer to the metadata documents on the Stats NZ website: http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/Maps_and_geography/Geographic-areas/digital-boundary-files.aspx#metadata

A deliberately formed route of a lesser quality than a road Data Dictionary for track_cl: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-track_cl This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale and replaces the NZMS260 series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A tract of land covered by trees native to New Zealand. Data Dictionary for native_poly: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-native_poly This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for New Zealand and it's offshore dependancies, at 1:50,000. For some small islands the printed map scale is 1:25,000. Although presented at 1:25,000 this layer, for all intents and purposes, forms part of the Topo50 map series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A wrecked vessel, either submerged or visible which is attached to or foul of the bottom or cast up on the shore; or a greatly disabled or damaged vehicle Data Dictionary for wreck_pnt: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-wreck_pnt This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for New Zealand and it's offshore dependancies, at 1:50,000. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A field on which sporting activities are carried out Data Dictionary for sportsfield_poly: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-sportsfield_poly This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for New Zealand and it's offshore dependancies, at 1:50,000. For some small islands the printed map scale is 1:25,000. Although presented at 1:25,000 this layer, for all intents and purposes, forms part of the Topo50 map series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A high, steep or overhanging face or rock. Can be rock. Data Dictionary for cliff_edge: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-cliff_edge This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale and replaces the NZMS260 series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

The Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD) CD-ROM brings together the claims, limits and boundaries of the world with detailed attribution and documentation so they can be queried and viewed using GIS software. Included in the GMBD are: territorial seas; contiguous, joint development, fishing, and economic zones; potential claim median line solutions, disputed areas, boundary status; and much more. It will be your standard reference for quick access to vital, specific boundary information. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems had created an interactive CD-ROM that makes these global maritime boundaries data commercially available. General Dynamics started building and maintaining a global environmental GIS in the 1980s to address the research needs of its clients. Until now, graphical portrayal of the claims or agreed boundaries has not been readily available to those involved in marine activities. Third party publishers of claims and boundaries data do not include graphics, portray only one boundary per graphic, or limit their graphics to only the agreed boundaries. The database is key reference tool for manual or automated analyses and can be applied to a vast array of specialty areas including defense, hydrographic surveying, offshore oil and gas exploration, fisheries, telecommunications, marine minerals/mining, defense, salvage, shipping, construction, pollution, marine scientific research, marine archaeology, recreation, ocean law, academia, and journalism.

An isolated rock or rock formation between high and low tides. Data Dictionary for rock_pnt: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-rock_pnt This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for New Zealand and it's offshore dependancies, at 1:50,000. For some small islands the printed map scale is 1:25,000. Although presented at 1:25,000 this layer, for all intents and purposes, forms part of the Topo50 map series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A sheet of salt water separated from the open sea by sand, shingle banks or a road embankment. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, esp. of coral, and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll. Data Dictionary for lagoon_poly: http://apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?page=class-lagoon_poly This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for New Zealand and it's offshore dependancies, at 1:50,000. For some small islands the printed map scale is 1:25,000. Although presented at 1:25,000 this layer, for all intents and purposes, forms part of the Topo50 map series. Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50