New Zealand Continental Shelf Project

The New Zealand Continental Shelf Project is a seven-year $44 million Government funded programme to collect data for New Zealand's submission to the Continental Shelf Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).

23 September 2008: Continental shelf project successful

About the New Zealand Continental Shelf project

How the information for New Zealand's submission was collated, and LINZ's role in the project. more...

The New Zealand - Australia maritime treaty

Background to the treaty between New Zealand and Australia on the EEZ and Continental Shelf boundaries. more...

New Zealand Continental Shelf Report

Read past issues of the project newsletter New Zealand Continental
Shelf Project Report. more...

UN Recommendations on the Continental Shelf

Read the full recommendations released by the United Nations on New Zealand's successful submission. more...

The New Zealand Continent

View a computer-simulated flyover of the New Zealand Continental Shelf. more...