Maps do more than show directions; they tell stories about places. By tracing hills, rivers, roads and settlements, maps reveal how landscapes formed and how people shaped them over time. Old and modern maps together uncover changing environments, migration patterns and community development, helping us understand the history and character of an area.
This section of our website contains a range of old and recent maps. If you have others that you’d like to add to our collection, please contact us.
Historical maps
Town plan 1865.
Runs near Waipori, date uncertain.
Waipori district map 1879.
Town plan 1898, hand coloured.
Waipori district map 1890s.
Later maps of historical features
Burnt Creek, by David Still, 2021.
Devil’s Creek and Deep Stream, by David Still with Euan and Kathleen Warburton, 2022.
Lammerlaw Creek, by Euan and Kathleen Warburton with David Still, 2016.
Mitchell’s Flat, by David Still, 2018.
Pioneer Stream area, undated.
Reef Creek Valley, c 1976.
Waipori township, by Marguerite Parsons, 1969.