Land Typing

Land Typing is a mapping method that describes the natural patterns of Aotearoa’s land, ecosystems and landscapes. It is based on the idea that because land types do not change when land use does, they give a stable base for understanding land and planning what to do with it.

The map shows land types at a detailed scale, but the information is still being compiled so not every area is covered yet.

^{Photo: “Upper Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand, 9 September 2005” by Phillip Capper, licensed for reuse under CC BY 2.0}