Browse data nz_meshblock_1996

NZ Meshblock 1996 Boundaries

Historical Meshblock 1996 polygon boundaries — used for joining historical datasets to their original boundary vintage. From Stats NZ.

Licence: CC-BY 4.0 Source: Stats NZ (www.stats.govt.nz), CC-BY 4.0.

Data as of 2026-06-13  · static  · 36,794 rows

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Dataset ID
nz_meshblock_1996
Data source
Stats NZ
Last refreshed
2026-06-13
Refresh cadence
static
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/nz_meshblock_1996/data

Columns (18)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
meshblock_id_1996 string Meshblock ID 1996
area_unit_code_1996 string Area unit code 1996
area_unit_name_1996 string Area unit name 1996
urban_area_code_1996 string Urban area code 1996
urban_area_name_1996 string Urban area name 1996
general_electoral_district_code_1995 string General electoral district code 1995
general_electoral_district_name_1995 string General electoral district name 1995
maori_electoral_district_code_1995 string Maori electoral district code 1995
maori_electoral_district_name_1995 string Maori electoral district name 1995
landwater_code_1996 string Landwater code 1996
landwater_name_1996 string Landwater name 1996
area_sq_km double Area sq km
land_area_sq_km double Land area sq km
shape_st_area double Polygon area (ArcGIS Shape.STArea, source projection units)
shape_st_length double Geometry length/perimeter (ArcGIS Shape.STLength)
shape_length double Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units)
shape_area double Polygon area (source projection units)
geometry_wkt string Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING

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Meshblock Id 1996Area Unit Code 1996Area Unit Name 1996Urban Area Code 1996Urban Area Name 1996General Electoral District Code 1995General Electoral District Name 1995Maori Electoral District Code 1995Maori Electoral District Name 1995Landwater Code 1996Landwater Name 1996Area Sq KmLand Area Sq KmShape St AreaShape St LengthShape LengthShape Area
2596300592702Shirley East022Christchurch006Christchurch Central5Te Tai Tonga12Mainland0.035740720.0357407235740.7260742791.854723559791.85472355935740.7266128
2604803592820Travis022Christchurch007Christchurch East5Te Tai Tonga12Mainland0.049218220.0492182249218.22949221362.302084691362.3020846949218.2285535
2662500591900Papanui022Christchurch006Christchurch Central5Te Tai Tonga12Mainland0.051376340.0513763451376.34912111072.074687451072.0746874551376.3497921
2679900592500Mairehau022Christchurch006Christchurch Central5Te Tai Tonga12Mainland0.024508120.0245081224508.1264648649.59779631649.5977963124508.1264472
2604802592820Travis022Christchurch007Christchurch East5Te Tai Tonga12Mainland0.023687340.0236873423687.3491211799.130201116799.13020111623687.3493297

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