Blank Map of New Zealand

Printable map of New Zealand with all 16 regions, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG (image)

PDF (print)

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

About this map: Main islands only; the Chatham Islands and the outlying subantarctic islands are not drawn.

New Zealand at a glance

Regions on the map	16
Area of the shapes drawn	267,096 km² · 103,126 mi²
Largest region by area	Canterbury — 45,877 km²
Smallest region by area	Nelson — 391 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Auckland, Wellington, Manukau, Christchurch, Waitakere, North Shore, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin, Lower Hutt

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 16 regions of New Zealand

Region	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Auckland	4,637	1,790
Bay of Plenty	12,418	4,795
Canterbury	45,877	17,713
Gisborne	8,415	3,249
Hawke's Bay	14,657	5,659
Manawatū-Whanganui	22,200	8,571
Marlborough	10,791	4,166
Nelson	391	151
Northland	12,289	4,745
Otago	32,918	12,710
Southland	30,450	11,757
Taranaki	7,402	2,858
Tasman	9,653	3,727
Waikato	24,250	9,363
Wellington	8,335	3,218
West Coast	22,413	8,654

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each region.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour regions by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each region is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so regions keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 1686 × 2400 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching regions share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small regions may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many regions are on this map of New Zealand?

16. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page. Main islands only; the Chatham Islands and the outlying subantarctic islands are not drawn.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each region. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 1686 × 2400 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.