Boosting LiDAR availability across New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) administered a Provincial Growth Fund grant from Kānoa Regional Development and Commercial Services at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to significantly boost LiDAR availability across New Zealand.
The PGF-LiDAR programme formed partnerships with 11 regions and resulted in the LiDAR coverage shown in the map below.
National LiDAR data 2025
High quality data that benefits New Zealand
This was the first accurate 3D mapping of much of this area. It delivered a baseline elevation dataset with high quality data that supports regional needs, for example, managing land use and developing infrastructure.
The data is also widely re-used to benefit New Zealand. These benefits are summarised in the Post-Contract Outcome Report.
All data is available from the standard LINZ elevation data channels, and includes a 1m gridded bare earth Digital Elevation Model, a 1m gridded Digital Surface Model, and the source data point cloud.