New Zealand bathymetry

This dataset provides the bathymetry of one of the largest areas of deep-water seabed under national jurisdiction.

The 250m resolution gridded bathymetric data set encompasses New Zealands Exclusive Economic Zone and is available in multiple high-resolution file formats to suit a range of imagery and mapping needs.

https://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/oceans/bathymetry

Data and resources

Additional information

StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
LicenseUsage restrictions are found under the full NIWA Open Data Licence BY-NN-NC-SA version 1: https://www.niwa.co.nz/environmental-information/licences/niwa-open-data-licence-by-nn-nc-sa-version-1
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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