Maritime Boundary Downloads
Download New Zealand’s maritime boundaries
There are several types of maritime boundary that apply to New Zealand and its off shore islands and territories. These boundaries define the area where New Zealand has sovereign rights and obligations under maritime law. Find out more about these definitions below.
You can download data on these boundaries below.
Definitions of these boundaries are also available on our website .
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
Downloadable files
All shape files are in terms of the WGS 84 datum. Shape file help notes (PDF 379KB) (attachment below)
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| 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 Territorial Seas shape files (ZIP 201KB) which include:
Download New Zealand Territorial Seas raw data (ZIP 400KB) which includes:
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| New Zealand Contiguous Zone | Download New Zealand Contiguous Zone shape files (ZIP 95KB) which include:
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| New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone | Download New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone shape files (ZIP 107KB) which include:
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| Australia/NZ Negotiated Boundaries | Download Australia/NZ Negotiated Boundaries shape files (ZIP 80KB) which include:
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| Chatham Island | Download Chatham Island shape files (ZIP 8KB) which include:
Download Chatham Island raw data (ZIP 16KB) which includes:
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| Auckland Island | Download Auckland Island shape files (ZIP 6KB) which include:
Download Auckland Island raw data (ZIP 14KB) which includes:
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| Antipodes Island | Download Antipodes Island shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Antipodes Island raw data (ZIP 9KB) which includes:
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| Bounty Island | Download Bounty Island shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Bounty Island raw data (ZIP 7KB) which includes:
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| Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku | Download Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku shape files (ZIP 9KB) which include:
Download Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku raw data (ZIP 15KB) which includes:
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| Three Kings Island | Download Three Kings Island shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Three Kings Island raw data (ZIP 8KB) which includes:
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| Raoul Island | Download Raoul Island shape files (ZIP 8KB) which include:
Download Raoul Island raw data (ZIP 14KB) which includes:
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| Macauley Island | Download Macauley Island shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Macauley Island raw data (ZIP 7KB) which includes:
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| Curtis-Cheesman Island | Download Curtis-Cheesman Island shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Curtis-Cheesman Island raw data (ZIP 7KB) which includes:
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| Esperance Rock | Download Esperance Rock shape files (ZIP 3KB) which include:
Download Esperance Rock raw data (ZIP 5KB) which includes:
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| Snares Islands / Tini Heke | Download Snares Islands / Tini Heke shape files (ZIP 4KB) which include:
Download Snares Islands / Tini Heke raw data (ZIP 7KB) which includes:
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