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Topo50 Map Chooser

The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland and Chatham Islands at 1:50,000 scale. Find and download maps to view onscreen or print.

At a scale of 1:50,000, Topo50 maps show geographic features in detail. They are useful for a wide range of activities such as local navigation by vehicle or on foot, locality area planning and study of the environment. Used by a wide variety of groups, Topo50 is the official topographic map series used by New Zealand emergency services.

To produce our Topo50 maps of the New Zealand mainland we use:

  • the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) – the coordinates of longitude and latitude
  • the New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) projection – this lets us show the curved surface of the Earth on a flat sheet of paper.

To produce our Topo50 maps of the Chatham Islands we use the Chatham Islands Transverse Mercator 2000 (CITM2000) projection.

Printed paper maps

Use our search tool to locate your nearest map retailer where you can purchase paper maps.

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