New Zealand Geospatial Office

New Zealand Geospatial Office
Agency overview
Jurisdiction New Zealand
Headquarters Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington
41°16′53″S 174°46′33″E / 41.281299°S 174.775862°E / -41.281299; 174.775862
Minister responsible
Parent agency Land Information New Zealand

New Zealand Geospatial Office is a business unit within the Location Information division of Land Information New Zealand.

Their responsibilities included:

  • supporting the development of an all-of-government Work Programme and the governance structures set up as part of the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy
  • promoting greater accessibility, access and interoperability of geospatial data
  • advising Government on policy for geospatial information
  • facilitating communication between members of the geospatial community.
  • developing the Geodata web site: http://geodata.govt.nz/about-geodata-govt-nz/ (still functioning as of December 2016

The NZGO is composed of four persons working on catalogs, standards, addressing and stewardship. The NZGO is associated with the CRCSI and other organisations.


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