• NZ ENC Service

    Register to access free, regularly updated electronic navigational charts (ENCs) of our waters, parts of Antarctica and the south-west Pacific.
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  • Report a hazard to navigation - Hydrographic Note

    Let us know if you see a hazard or something you suspect will affect safe navigation, including anything missing from our charts or publications.
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  • Tidal stream predictions

    Tidal streams are the periodic horizontal movement of water. These have the same astronomical causes as tides, which move in a vertical direction.
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  • Sea level data downloads

    Sea level data recorded at the monitoring sites shown on the map is available for download.
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  • Subscribe to Pānui Ahumoana

    Sign up to receive the newsletter from the Marine Geospatial Information Working Group
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  • Information for paper chart retailers

    Information for people wanting to sell our paper charts.
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  • Cook Strait

    The tidal streams in and around Cook Strait are unreliable and mariners are warned to exercise every precaution when navigating in the vicinity.
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  • Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project

    Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation of Japan and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO).
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  • Updating our charts

    The work we’re doing to update New Zealand’s nautical charts
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  • Hydrographic survey

    Learn about our hydrographic survey programme to map the sea floor.
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  • New Zealand Nautical Almanac (NZ 204) - Full version

    You can download a digital version of the entire New Zealand Nautical Almanac (NZ 204) from this page.
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  • Te Aumiti / French Pass

    Find tidal stream predictions and diagrams for Te Aumiti / French Pass.
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  • Safety at sea

    Toitū Te Whenua charts New Zealand's waters and coast to help commercial and recreational mariners safely navigate our waters.
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  • MGI 24 - NZ Marine Geospatial Information working group annual meeting

    We invite you to join us for MGI 24, the NZ Marine Geospatial Information working group annual meeting on 3 May 2024.
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  • Other sea level data

    Other sea level data is available from LINZ (on behalf of other organisations) and from other sources.
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  • List of lights

    Toitū Te Whenua maintains this list of lights to aid maritime navigation.
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  • Applying corrections to the Nautical Almanac

    Page 2 of the New Zealand Nautical Almanac (NZ 204) provides a table for recording that amendments, communicated through fortnightly Notices to Mariners (NtMs) have been made to the Almanac.
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  • Search chart retailers

    Official nautical charts are available for purchase from approved chart retailers.
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  • NZ Marine Geospatial Information working group

    The New Zealand Marine Geospatial Information (NZMGI) working group facilitates national collaboration and leverage opportunities to grow the value of MGI investments and benefits for all New Zealand.
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  • NZ Chart Catalogue

    Search our catalogue of paper charts and electronic navigational charts. These cover New Zealand waters, parts of Antarctica, and the south-west Pacific.
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  • Hydrographic work programme

    Learn about the work we do as the government agency responsible for providing navigational products and services that support safe shipping. These products and services enable New Zealand to meet its international obligations concerning the safety of…
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  • Tory Channel / Kura te Au

    Tidal streams can be very strong through the east entrance to Tory Channel / Kura te Au, reaching rates of 5 knots as indicated on chart NZ 6154.
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  • NZ Annual Notices to Mariners

    Download NZ Annual Notices to Mariners.
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  • Maritime safety in the Pacific

    Toitū Te Whenua is involved in a number of programmes for improving safety in the South Pacific.
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  • New Zealand Nautical Almanac (NZ 204) - Extracts

    Extracts are corrected according to changes notified in Notices to Mariners (NtMs), so they may be more up-to-date than the printed Almanac.
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  • Hydrographic risk assessments

    Land Information New Zealand has carried out in-depth assessments of New Zealand waters, including the Sub-Antarctic Islands, to help us prioritise improvements to charts and navigation information.
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  • Notices to Mariners

    Toitū Te Whenua publishes annual and fortnightly Notices to Mariners (NTMs) to advise mariners of matters affecting navigational safety.
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  • Tide predictions – list view

    Add a location to the search box to narrow the results.
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  • Pacific nautical charts - changes to country prefix and numbering

    A schedule of upcoming changes to Pacific nautical charts
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  • New Zealand radio navigational warnings

    Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) is the NAVAREA XIV Coordinator.
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  • Astronomical information

    Astronomical tables, including moonrise and moonset, and sunrise and sunset tables.
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  • Hydrographic data

    Access hydrographic data about the features of the seabed around the coast of New Zealand, and parts of Antarctica and the south-west Pacific.
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