New Zealand topographic maps
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Moerewa
New Zealand > Northland > Far North District > Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community
Average elevation: 292 ft

Lake Pūkaki
New Zealand > Canterbury > Mackenzie District
The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour, the extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers. Lake Pukaki covers an area of 178.7 km2 (69.0 sq mi), and the surface elevation of the lake normally ranges from 518.2 to 532 metres (1,700 to 1,745 ft)…
Average elevation: 2,907 ft

Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand > Otago > Queenstown-Lakes District
With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 289 km2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level (−110 metres), with a maximum depth of 420 metres (1,380 ft). It is at an altitude of 310 metres (1,020 ft), towards the…
Average elevation: 3,123 ft

Naseby
New Zealand > Otago > Central Otago District
Naseby is a small town, formerly a borough, in the Maniototo area of Central Otago, New Zealand. It is named after a village in Northamptonshire, England, which was the site of a major battle during the English Civil War. Previous names of the township were Parker's, Hogburn and Mt Ida. The town catch phrase…
Average elevation: 2,031 ft

Franz Josef Glacier
New Zealand > West Coast > Westland District
The névé or snowfield at the head of Franz Josef Glacier is over 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level and 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) in area. This wide névé, which is over 300 metres (980 ft) deep, feeds large amounts of compacted snow into a steep and narrow valley which drops quickly to very low…
Average elevation: 5,607 ft

Fox Glacier
New Zealand > West Coast > Westland District
Chancellor Hut was built in 1930–31 on the southwest face of Chancellor Ridge, now 200 m above the glacier. Planned by mountain guides Alec and Peter Graham in 1929, all the materials had to be packed up Fox Glacier manually in 1930 in the days before helicopter airlifts. It is the oldest remaining mountain…
Average elevation: 6,063 ft

Taumarunui
New Zealand > Manawatu-Whanganui > Ruapehu District
Under the Köppen, Taumarunui has an Oceanic climate:(Cfb). Due to location, low altitude and Geography surroundings, Taumarunui is more liable to warm to hot summers than other central North Island centres and in winter, Taumarunui is cold and frosty. Rainfall yearly is 1,449 mm (57.047244 in). Annual…
Average elevation: 804 ft

Kahurangi National Park
The special character of flora and fauna in the region was recognised prior to 1920. One particular example is the Gouland Downs, an area with unusual geology and vegetation, situated at around 600 m (2,000 ft) elevation to the west of Mt Perry. The Gouland Downs was one of eleven sanctuaries designated by the…
Average elevation: 1,109 ft

Lake Roxburgh
New Zealand > Otago > Central Otago District > Teviot Valley Community
Average elevation: 692 ft

Napier
The topography puts Napier in danger from a tsunami, as the centre of the commercial city is near sea level – should the sea ever crest Marine Parade, the sea would run through to Ahuriri. Furthermore, by virtue of its pre-1931 existence, the bulk of Napier is susceptible to soil liquefaction, the risk…
Average elevation: 39 ft

Taipa River
New Zealand > Northland > Far North District > Te Hiku Community > Cable Bay
Average elevation: 82 ft

Mount Cook
New Zealand > Canterbury > Mackenzie District
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet). It sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki /…
Average elevation: 9,580 ft

Queenstown
New Zealand > Otago > Queenstown-Lakes District
The town is at a relatively low altitude for a ski and snowboarding centre, at 310 metres (1,020 ft) above sea level at the lake shore, but is nestled among mountains, most notably the scenic attraction of The Remarkables, to the town's southeast. Below the lake lies the deep Kawarau Gorge, and there are…
Average elevation: 1,942 ft

Whitewater River
New Zealand > Southland > Southland District > Fiordland Community
Average elevation: 1,808 ft

Glenham
New Zealand > Southland > Southland District > Waihopai Toetoe Community
Average elevation: 358 ft

Matakanui
New Zealand > Otago > Central Otago District > Vincent Community
Average elevation: 1,385 ft

South Featherston
New Zealand > Wellington > South Wairarapa District > Featherston Community > Featherston
Average elevation: 85 ft

Sutherland Falls
New Zealand > Southland > Southland District > Fiordland Community
Average elevation: 3,301 ft

Ohinepaka Bay
New Zealand > Canterbury > Christchurch City > Banks Peninsula Community > Wainui
Average elevation: 308 ft

Central Otago
New Zealand > Otago > Central Otago District > Vincent Community
Average elevation: 3,068 ft