This page contains area files for 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010 geographic areas, and 2006 Census areas.
Area files are text files that classify meshblocks into larger geographic areas, such as area units, territorial authorities, and regional councils. You can use the area files, which are also known as concordance files, to map the types of digital boundaries (see Examples of digital boundary layers) within the geographic hierarchies, to see how the various geographic boundaries link together.
For each meshblock, there is a series of codes that link to any meshblock-defined geographic area. All areas are set as at 1 January of the specified year. Concordance files are available from different years, to enable data for the same area classification to be compared over time. A concordance file is useful to geographic information system (GIS) users.
The files available below can be used in conjunction with the Digital boundary files and the streets file on StreetLink page.
2013 geographic areas
Download 2013 Annual Area
(Text file, 13.9MB)
(This concordance file relates to the 2013 Level 1 digital boundaries)
| Contents of 2013 annual areas files |
Field size |
Example |
| Meshblock 2001 code |
7 |
1461500 |
| Meshblock 2006 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2007 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2008 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2009 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2010 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2011 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2012 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2013 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Area unit 2013 code |
6 |
547300 |
| Area unit 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale South |
| Urban area 2013 code |
3 |
021 |
| Urban area 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Napier zone |
| Territorial authority 2013 code |
3 |
031 |
| Territorial authority 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Napier city |
| Ward 2013 code |
5 |
03104 |
| Ward 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale ward |
| Community board 2013 code |
5 |
03199 |
| Community board 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Area outside community |
| Regional council 2013 code |
2 |
06 |
| Regional council 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay region |
| Regional council constituency 2013 code |
4 |
0602 |
| Regional council constituency 2013 descriptor |
254 |
Napier constituency |
| General electoral district 2007 code |
3 |
003 |
| General electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Botany |
| Māori electoral district 2007 code |
1 |
6 |
| Māori electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Te Tai Tonga |
| District health board code |
2 |
10 |
| District health board descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay |
| District health board constituency code |
4 |
2202 |
| District health board constituency descriptor |
254 |
Southland constituency |
| Health domicile 2006 code |
4 |
0002 |
2012 geographic areas
Download 2012 Annual Area (WinZip text file, 340kb)
(This concordance file relates to the 2012 Level 1 digital boundaries)
| Contents of 2012 annual areas file |
Field size |
Example |
| Meshblock 2001 code |
7 |
1461500 |
| Meshblock 2006 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2007 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2008 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2009 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2010 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2011 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2012 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Area unit 2012 code |
6 |
547300 |
| Area unit 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale South |
| Urban area 2012 code |
3 |
012 |
| Urban area 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Napier zone |
| Territorial authority 2012 code |
3 |
031 |
| Territorial authority 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Napier city |
| Ward 2012 code |
5 |
03104 |
| Ward 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale ward |
| Community board 2012 code |
5 |
03199 |
| Community board 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Area outside community |
| Regional council 2012 code |
2 |
06 |
| Regional council 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay region |
| Regional council constituency 2012 code |
4 |
0602 |
| Regional council constituency 2012 descriptor |
254 |
Napier constituency |
| General electoral district 2007 code |
3 |
003 |
| General electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Botany |
| Māori electoral district 2007 code |
1 |
6 |
| Māori electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Te Tai Tonga |
| District health board code |
2 |
10 |
| District health board descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay |
| District health board constituency code |
4 |
2202 |
| District health board constituency descriptor |
254 |
Southland constituency |
| Health domicile 2006 code |
4 |
0002 |
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2011 geographic areas
Download 2011 Annual Areas file (WinZip text file, 367kb)
(This concordance file relates to the 2011 Level 1 digital boundaries).
| Contents 2011 annual areas file |
Field size |
Example |
| Meshblock 2001 code |
7 |
1461500 |
| Meshblock 2006 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2007 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2008 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2009 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2010 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2011 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Area unit 2011 code |
6 |
547300 |
| Area unit 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale South |
| Urban area 2011 code |
3 |
012 |
| Urban area 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Napier zone |
| Territorial authority 2011 code |
3 |
031 |
| Territorial authority 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Napier city |
| Ward 2011 code |
5 |
03104 |
| Ward 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale ward |
| Community board 2011 code |
5 |
03199 |
| Community board 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Area outside community |
| Regional council 2011 code |
2 |
06 |
| Regional council 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay region |
| Regional council constituency 2011 code |
4 |
0602 |
| Regional council constituency 2011 descriptor |
254 |
Napier constituency |
| General electoral district 2007 code |
3 |
003 |
| General electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Botany |
| Māori electoral district 2007 code |
1 |
6 |
| Māori electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Te Tai Tonga |
| District health board code |
2 |
10 |
| District health board descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay |
| District health board constituency code |
4 |
2202 |
| District health board constituency descriptor |
254 |
Southland constituency |
| Health Domicile 2006 code |
4 |
0002 |
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2010 geographic areas
Download 2010 Annual Areas file (WinZip text file, 323kb)
(This concordance file relates to the 2010 Level 1 digital boundaries).
| Contents 2010 annual areas file |
Field size |
Example |
| Meshblock 2001 code |
7 |
1461500 |
| Meshblock 2006 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2007 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2008 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2009 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Meshblock 2010 code |
7 |
1461501 |
| Area unit 2010 code |
6 |
547300 |
| Area unit 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale South |
| Urban area 2010 code |
3 |
012 |
| Urban area 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Napier zone |
| Territorial authority 2010 code |
3 |
031 |
| Territorial authority 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Napier city |
| Ward 2010 code |
5 |
03104 |
| Ward 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Taradale ward |
| Community board 2010 code |
5 |
03199 |
| Community board 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Area outside community |
| Regional council 2010 code |
2 |
06 |
| Regional council 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay region |
| Regional council constituency 2010 code |
4 |
0602 |
| Regional council constituency 2010 descriptor |
254 |
Napier constituency |
| General electoral district 2007 code |
3 |
003 |
| General electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Botany |
| Māori electoral district 2007 code |
1 |
6 |
| Māori electoral district 2007 descriptor |
254 |
Te Tai Tonga |
| District health board code |
2 |
10 |
| District health board descriptor |
254 |
Hawke's Bay |
| Health domicile 2006 code |
4 |
0002 |
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2006 Census areas
Download 2006 Census Areas file (WinZip text file, 270kb)
(This concordance file relates to the Level 2 Digital Boundaries).
| Contents of 2006 Census areas file |
Field size |
Example |
| Meshblock 2001 code |
7 |
2621700 |
| Meshblock 2006 code |
7 |
2621701 |
| Area unit 2006 code |
6 |
594600 |
| Area unit 2006 descriptor |
254 |
Sydenham |
| Urban area 2006 code |
3 |
022 |
| Urban area 2006 descriptor |
254 |
Christchurch |
| Territorial authority 2006 v2 code |
3 |
060 |
| Territorial authority 2006 v2 descriptor |
254 |
Christchurch city |
| Regional council 2006 code |
2 |
13 |
| Regional council 2006 descriptor |
254 |
Canterbury region |
| District health board code |
2 |
18 |
| District health board descriptor |
254 |
Canterbury |
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Customised geographic area files
Statistics New Zealand can customise concordance files for geographic areas and specific years not included in the census or annual areas files. Please note there may be a charge for this.
The fields currently available for customisation include:
- meshblock (MB)
- area unit (AU)
- urban area (UA)
- general electoral district (GED)
- Māori electoral district (MED)
- territorial authority (TA)
- territorial authority ward (WARD)
- tterritorial authority community boards (CB)
- territorial authority subdivisions (TASUB)
- regional council (RC)
- regional council constituency (CON)
- regional council Māori constituency (MCON)
- health domicile (HDOM)
- district health boards (DHB)
- district health board constituency (DHBC).
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Page updated 11 April 2012