About The NZTM Projection

NZTM Grid

NewTopo maps utilise the New Zealand Transverse Mercator projection, are GPS compatible, and show a one-kilometre grid and a ten or fifteen-minute geographic graticule.

NZTM "user-defined projection" details for GPS users

Origin

173º East. 0º South.
Central scale factor 0.9996

Datum

NZ Geodetic Datum 2000.
GPS users should use WGS84.

Grid

False Northing 10 000 000mN.
False Easting 1 600 000mE

Note: Some hand GPS units do not have enough digits to enter the full Northing value. Enter 9 999 999.9mN

North

Magnetic North is slightly different on each map.

Further information is available on the Land Information New Zealand website: www.linz.govt.nz