North Island
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North Island is an island in New Zealand at latitude 38°09′36.00″ South, longitude 175°49′30.00″ East.
Welcome to the wiki project New Zealand North Island page - this page is dedicated to helping OSM mappers working on adding content in New Zealand's North Island.
Please be aware there is currently (2011-02) a data import in progress from Land Information New Zealand and the NZ Open GPS project, of all New Zealand roads and other items. See the LINZ project and LINZ_Trial_Import for details on getting involved, or join the nzopengis group (see NZ page).
This should not stop mappers adding any data - we will merge LINZ data around manually mapped items.
Auckland
Bus stops
There are approximately 9,000 numbered, named bus stops in the Auckland region.
see Tag:highway=bus_stop for more info
To help with public transport routing end enable users to distinguish stops from each other, the ID and preferably the name of the bus stop need to be included:
highway=bus_stop
name=Auckland Zoo
ref=8125
Some stops in Auckland CBD, Newmarket and elsewhere, have an additional letter attached, e.g.: A, B, C, that should go to local_ref=*:
highway=bus_stop
name=Lower Albert Street
ref=1005
local_ref=D
Bus stops also have (mostly unposted but used in stop announcements) Māori names, these should be also mapped when known:
highway=bus_stop
name=Lower Albert Street
name:en=Lower Albert Street
name:mi=Taha Whakararo o te Tiriti o Albert
ref=1005
local_ref=D
Note that if name:mi=* is added, name:en=* should be added as well, even when it's the same as name=*.
Some bus stops also have a longer official name used on AT website and in AT Mobile app, typically those that have the additional letter, that should be in official_name=*:
highway=bus_stop
name=Lower Albert Street
name:en=Lower Albert Street
name:mi=Taha Whakararo o te Tiriti o Albert
official_name=Stop D Lower Albert Street
ref=1005
local_ref=D
See also highway=bus_stop for additional tags that can be added, e.g. shelter=*, bench=* or departures_board=*.
Relations can then be used to collect together all stops for each route, and times added
see:
Bus_route
Relation:route#Bus_Routes_.28also_trolley_bus.29
e.g. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-36.853243&lon=174.779181&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF
Māori names
Since 2023, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) and Auckland Transport started using Māori names in public transport announcements and on the ground, typically on new footway signs and on reserve welcome signs. Most of the names are semi-official (not gazetted) and simple translations of English terms:
| English | Māori |
|---|---|
| Avenue | Arahāngai |
| Boulevard | ??? |
| Bridge | Piriti |
| Bus Station | Teihana Pahi |
| Bus Stop | Tūnga Pahi |
| Busway | Arapahi |
| Centre | Pokapū |
| Church | Hāti |
| Club | Karapu |
| College | ??? |
| Corner | Kokonga |
| Crescent | Araniko? |
| Domain | Papa Raurarahi |
| Drive | Ara Āwhio |
| Expressway | Ara Puaki† |
| Fire Station | Teihana ??? |
| Flyover | Whitirunga |
| Golf Course | Papa Haupoi |
| Grove | ??? |
| Highway | Huarahi Matua† |
| Hospital | ??? |
| Kindergarten | Kura Pūhou† |
| Lane | Arakūiti |
| Mall | (Ngā) Toa Hokohoko |
| Memorial Drive | Ara Āwhio ??? |
| Memorial Park | Papa ??? |
| Motorway | Ara Whānui† |
| Overbridge | ??? |
| Park | Papa Rēhia |
| Place | Aramutu |
| Plaza | ??? |
| Police Station | Teihana Pirihimana? |
| Pool | Hōpua |
| Reserve | Papa Rāhui |
| Road | Huarahi |
| Roundabout | Porowhawhe |
| Scenic Reserve | Papa ??? |
| School | Kura? |
| School Campus | Papa o te Kura |
| Shop | Toa |
| Shopping Centre | Pokapū Hokohoko |
| Square | ??? |
| Station | Teihana |
| Stop | Tūnga |
| Street | Tiriti |
| Temple | Temepara |
| Terrace | Parehua |
| Town Centre | Pokapū Tāone‡ |
| Track | Ara |
| Transport Centre | Pokapū Ikiiki |
| Way | Ara? |
??? translation unknown or incomplete
? translation uncertain
† translation from Waka Kotahi
‡ Waka Kotahi uses Pokapū ā-Tāone
All these should be Te <phrase> o <name>, or in plural (e.g. Shops) Ngā <phrase> o <name> (signs on the ground typically omit Te for brevity, just like they use Dr for Drive, but it should be included in OSM). The name itself is rarely translated, even when that makes no sense, e.g. King Street is Te Tiriti o King, New North Road is Te Huarahi o New North, and Rainbow Bridge is Te Piriti o Rainbow, but there are some exceptions listed below. Sometimes, this simple translation is used even when the feature itself has an official Māori name, and some names are translated differently, e.g. Victoria Park itself is Waiatarau but Victoria Park bus stop is Te Papa Rēhia o Wikitōria.
Corners are pronounced with “mā” in buses but should be written with a slash in OSM:
written: Te Tiriti o Church / Te Tiriti o Wikitōria
pronounced: Te Tiriti o Church mā Te Tiriti o Wikitōria
Names that are translated:
| English | Māori |
|---|---|
| Mount Eden | Maungawhau |
| Mount Roskill | Pukewīwī |
| North Shore | ??? |
| Victoria | Wikitōria |
Cardinal direction suffixes are translated:
| English | Māori |
|---|---|
| North | kei te Raki |
| South | kei te Tonga |
| East | kei te Rāwhiti |
| West | kei te Hauāuru |
| Central | Waengapū? |
For example, Customs Street West is Te Tiriti o Customs kei te Hauāuru. Cardinal directions in the name proper are not translated, e.g. East Street is Te Tiriti o East and Great North Road is Te Huarahi o Great North.
Additionally, prefixes Upper and Lower are translated:
| English | Māori |
|---|---|
| Upper … | Taha Whakarunga o … |
| Lower … | Taha Whakararo o … |
For example, Upper Queen Street is Taha Whakarunga o te Tiriti o Queen.
Some additional names:
| English | Māori |
|---|---|
| Northern Busway | Te Arapahi Raki |
| Eastern Busway | Te Arapahi Rāwhiti |
Beware that some signs from before late 2023 contain typos (Haurahi* instead of Huarahi) or omit tohutō (Ara Awhio* instead of Ara Āwhio, even partially like Orākei* instead of Ōrākei).
These translations are specific to Auckland and should not be used in other parts of the country. Waka Kotahi has some translations for the whole country (e.g. motorway te ara whānui) but the list is pretty short.
Bay Of Plenty
Some Roads (SH2, some city streets, some rural roads)
Mayor Island aka Tuhua is missing. It is off the coast of Waihi. It can be seen on the cycle map by looking at the SRTM-generated contours
Tauranga City
Most secondary roads in Tauranga complete plus some of the Avenues.
Gisborne
Some Roads (SH2,parts of SH35,some city streets)
Hawke's Bay
None
Manawatu-Wanganui
Some walking and tourist ways/nodes around tongariro. Attribution MAF
Northland
Some roads and walking tracks around Whangerei heads (?). Lots of roads in whangerei
Taranaki
New Plymouth
New Plymouth only few major roads
Mount Taranaki/Mount Egmont
[1] major hiking tracks mapped
Waikato
Now we have high-res yahooo imagery here, there is some excellent tracing around hamilton, needs more naming of the streets though.
Wairarapa
Lots to do to fill in the roads and tracks that have not been mapped. Current work focused on South Wairarapa area around the Carterton area. Holes being filled slowly
Wellington
Wellington city
Roads completed
- Wellington Central
- Te Aro
- Mt Victoria
- Oriental Bay
- Mt Cook
Wellington Walkways
- City to Sea Walkway - completed
- Hataitai to City Walkway - completed
- Southern Walkway - completed
- Lookout Walkway - completed
- Skyline Walkway - to do
- Northern Walkway - to do
- Eastern Walkway - to do
Porirua
Roads are mostly completed now. Plenty of work remains for marking parks, reserves, paths, amenities and so forth.
Porirua Walkways
I think this is where things are for walkways and parks in the Porirua area... I will try and focus on these over the next few months.
Completed
- Spinnaker Lookout - may redo this one once I've got a GPS trace rather than just Yahoo aerial image
- Whitby Walkway
- The Village Walkway
- Adventure Park Walkway
- Aotea Lagoon
- Colonial Knob Walkway
- Whitireia Park
- Taua Tapu Track
- The Quarterdeck Walkway
Nearly complete
- Samwell Drive Reserve and The Big Tree I think I may have this route marked but not named. Not sure where the Kahikatea is though.
- The Skyline Route - Missing the South West
- Camborne Walkway - missing a few access paths
- Pauatahanui Wildlife Management Reserve - mostly done - couple of ponds may be missing
To do
- The Crows Nest Lookout - missing, but I'm sure I've got a GPS trace of this somewhere!
- Carvel Lane Walkway
- Ara Harakeke Pathway - Think this may run alongside the train track for it's whole length.
- Bothamley Park
- Spicer Botanical Park and Reservoirs
- Te Araroa Route - Pukerua Bay –> Porirua -> Wellington
References:
- pcc.govt.nz Whitby Walkways
- pcc.govt.nz Top 10 Walkways and Pathways
- Te Araroa Route - Pukerua Bay –> Porirua
Lower Hutt
Steady progress.
Upper Hutt
Occasional additions being made.