Maritime Boundary Downloads

Acknowledgement notes

Where maritime boundaries or outer limits are downloaded, reproduced, derived or copied from LINZ material, the following acknowledgement note should be shown on any product or associated media:

"Sourced from Land Information New Zealand data. Crown Copyright Reserved."

NZ territorial sea limits by island group

Click on a region to get details

New Zealand map. Raoul Island. Macauley Island. Curtis-Cheesman Islands. Esperance Rock. Three Kings. New Zealand including North, South, Solander, Stewart, White and Volkner Islands. Chatham Islands. Snares Islands. Bounty Islands. Antipodes Island. Auckland Islands. Campbell Island.


Downloadable files

All shape files are in terms of the WGS 84 datum. Shape file help notes (pdf 238KB)

ID Number Area Comments
1 New Zealand Territorial Seas

Includes all islands within 12 miles of the coast of the North Island, includes North, South, Solander, Stewart, White and Volkner Islands but excludes Three Kings Islands.

Download New Zealand shape files (zip file, 202KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for New Zealand
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for New Zealand

Download New Zealand raw data (.zip file, 401KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for New Zealand
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for New Zealand
1a New Zealand Contiguous Zone

Download shape files (.zip file, 100KB) which include:

  • 24 Mile CZ Outer Limits
  • 24 Mile CZ Basepoints
1b New Zealand Economic Zone

Download shape files (.zip file, 100KB) which include:

  • 200 Mile EEZ Outer Limits
  • 200 Mile EEZ Basepoints

Download raw files (.zip file, 161KB) which include:

  • 200 Mile EEZ Outer Limits
  • 200 Mile EEZ Basepoints
1c Australia/NZ Negotiated Boundaries

Download shape files (.zip file, 80KB) which include:

  • NZ/Norfolk Island negotiated boundary
  • NZ/Macquarie Island negotiated boundary
2 Chatham Island

Download Chatham Island shape files (.zip file, 9KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Chatham Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Chatham Island

Download Chatham Island raw data (.zip file, 16KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Chatham Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Chatham Island
3 Auckland Island

Download Auckland Island shape files (.zip file, 7KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Auckland Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Auckland Island

Download Auckland Island raw data (.zip file, 14KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Auckland Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Auckland Island
4 Antipodes Island

Download Antipodes Island shape files (.zip file, 5KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Antipodes Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Antipodes Island

Download Antipodes Island raw data (.zip file, 9KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Antipodes Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Antipodes Island
5 Bounty Island

Download Bounty Island shape files (.zip file, 4KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Bounty Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Bounty Island

Download Bounty Island raw data (.zip file, 8KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Bounty Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Bounty Island
6 Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku

Download Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku shape files (.zip file, 9KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku

Download Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku raw data (.zip file, 16KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
7 Three Kings Island

Download Three Kings Island shape files (.zip file, 5KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Three Kings Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Three Kings Island

Download Three Kings Island raw data (.zip file, 9KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Three Kings Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Three Kings Island
8 Raoul Island

Download Raoul Island shape files (.zip file, 9KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Raoul Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Raoul Island

Download Raoul Island raw data (.zip file, 15KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Raoul Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Raoul Island
9 Macauley Island

Download Macauley Island shape files (.zip file, 4KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Macauley Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Macauley Island

Download Macauley Island raw data (.zip file, 8KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Macauley Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Macauley Island
10 Curtis-Cheesman Island

Download Curtis-Cheesman Island shape files (.zip file, 4KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Curtis-Cheesman Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Curtis-Cheesman Island

Download Curtis-Cheesman Island raw data (.zip file, 8KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Curtis-Cheesman Island
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Curtis-Cheesman Island
11 Esperance Rock

Download Esperance Rock shape files (.zip file, 4KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Esperance Rock
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Esperance Rock

Download Esperance Rock raw data (.zip file, 6KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Esperance Rock
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Esperance Rock
12 Snares Islands / Tini Heke

Download Snares Islands / Tini Heke shape files (.zip file, 4KB) which include:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Snares Islands / Tini Heke
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Snares Islands / Tini Heke

Download Snares Islands / Tini Heke raw data (.zip file, 8KB) which includes:

  • 12 Mile Limit basepoints for Snares Islands / Tini Heke
  • 12 Mile Territorial Sea Outer Limit for Snares Islands / Tini Heke

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