Maps

If you've ever been skiing at any of New Zealand's main ski fields, you're going to know Jim Niehues' artwork - although you've probably never given it much thought. He's the artist behind the world's… Audio, Gallery

A new study assessing the relationship between young people's mental health and where they grow up could influence urban and rural planning. Researchers at the University of Canterbury are mapping… Audio

Edward Brooke-Hitching has rare books running through his veins. His new book The Madman's Library delves into the world of unusual tomes, from a Koran written in the blood of Saddam Hussein to a book… Audio, Gallery

Rob Kelly thinks that sometimes a book warrants a map at the start, but only if they're clever and match the book. Audio, Gallery

Meng Foon talks with author Chris McDowall, and contributors Nadine Anne Hura and Veronika Meduna about an Atlas of Aotearoa in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival Writers' programme. Audio, Gallery

Australia-based Nelson-born creative Anton Thomas is putting the art back into cartography with beautiful hand-drawn maps. His giant (1.2 metre by 1.5 metre) map North America: Portrait of A Continent… Audio, Gallery

A new book tells the story of Aotearoa New Zealand through the maps that guided our first inhabitants and the explorers and settlers that followed. Singing the Trail digs back into the history of the… Audio, Gallery

Best selling author, Nicholas Crane has been on the move from a very young age, camping and hiking. He speaks to Jim about a lifetime exploring and his new book'You are Here, A Brief Guide to the… Audio

Aotearoa New Zealand's towns and cities, rivers and mountains, buildings and monuments - a map is being complied of these landmarks but this time, when they're mentioned in a book. It's the latest… Audio

Andrew Douglas Clifford loves maps. A few years ago he started his Te Reo map of New Zealand, that shows all the place names in Maori. He's now created an interactive version. Audio

Our guest is a founder of a global network of scientists, with the goal of giving a good life to city dwellers. And they do this, by creating smelly maps or, urban smellscapes. Luca Maria Aiello… Audio

A Christchurch Masters student has remapped New Zealand's highways in the style of the London Underground's famous maps. Video, Audio

The 451 topographic maps that cover the length and breadth of New Zealand are a testament to the skills of a team of map makers at LINZ. Audio