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Spatial Analytics

Know every neighbourhood.
Decide with confidence.

See how every part of Aotearoa is changing, from growth and ageing to income, housing, health and jobs. Ask a question in plain English and get an answer, a map and a chart in seconds, drawn from the Community Pulse Data Lake.

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No GIS skills neededWorks in any browserFigures you can quote
Illustrative
Hastings DistrictNapier CityCentral Hawke’s Bay DistrictNew Plymouth DistrictStratford DistrictSouth Taranaki DistrictRuapehu DistrictWhanganui DistrictRangitikei DistrictManawatu DistrictPalmerston North CityTararua DistrictHorowhenua DistrictKapiti Coast DistrictPorirua CityFar North DistrictWhangarei DistrictKaipara DistrictThames-Coromandel DistrictHauraki DistrictWaikato DistrictMatamata-Piako DistrictHamilton CityWaipa DistrictŌtorohanga DistrictSouth Waikato DistrictWaitomo DistrictTaupo DistrictWestern Bay of Plenty DistrictTauranga CityRotorua DistrictWhakatane DistrictAshburton DistrictTimaru DistrictMackenzie DistrictWaimate DistrictKawerau DistrictŌpōtiki DistrictGisborne DistrictWairoa DistrictUpper Hutt CityLower Hutt CityWellington CityMasterton DistrictCarterton DistrictSouth Wairarapa DistrictTasman DistrictNelson CityMarlborough DistrictKaikoura DistrictBuller DistrictGrey DistrictWestland DistrictHurunui DistrictWaimakariri DistrictChristchurch CitySelwyn DistrictWaitaki DistrictCentral Otago DistrictQueenstown-Lakes DistrictDunedin CityClutha DistrictSouthland DistrictGore DistrictInvercargill CityAuckland
ShrinkingGrowing
Which towns are ageing fastest?
I’ve coloured the map by change in people aged 65+ across every district and highlighted the five fastest.
Map updatedChart ready
Built on the Community Pulse Data Lake: 800+ datasets from 40+ official sources, for every region, district and neighbourhood in New Zealand.
CouncilsCommunity fundersIwi and hapūHealth and social servicesCentral government
Why teams switch

The question comes today. The report comes next month.

Most local insight is locked in spreadsheets and specialist tools. By the time the map is ready, the meeting has moved on.

THE USUAL WAY

A request, a queue, a PDF.

Ask the analyst→Find the data→Clean it→Make a map→Write it up

Every follow-up question starts the queue again.

WITH SPATIAL ANALYTICS

Ask, see, decide.

Ask a question→Map, chart and answer

Follow-up questions take seconds, and your analysts get their time back for the hard work.

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Ask the map

Ask it like you'd ask a colleague.

Type a question in everyday words. The map changes to show the answer, a chart appears, and every figure comes straight from the Data Lake.

Answers with evidence

Numbers come from the data, never guessed, with the source and year attached.

The map does the work

It recolours, zooms and highlights for you, and one click undoes it.

Click to dig deeper

Tap any bar in a chart to jump to that place on the map.

Try it on your area
Ask the mapExample
Where are young families moving to?

The fastest growth in children under 15 is in new subdivisions on the edge of the city. Here are the top five, and I've coloured the map to match.

Neighbourhood A+38%
Neighbourhood B+32%
Neighbourhood C+27%
Neighbourhood D+24%
Neighbourhood E+21%
Map updated · UndoClick a bar to zoom

Example conversation for illustration.

The data underneath

Not just the census. The whole Data Lake.

Spatial Analytics sits on top of the Community Pulse Data Lake, so every theme you report on can go on the map: census results across 2013, 2018 and 2023, alongside deprivation, housing and consents, health, jobs, the economy and more. The same cleaned, cited figures your dashboards use.

800+datasets in the Data Lake
40+official New Zealand sources
13national themes
All of NZevery region, district and SA2 neighbourhood
Population & DemographicsHousing & Built EnvironmentHealth & WellbeingEducation & SkillsEconomy & National AccountsLabour Market & BusinessIncome, Living Standards & EquityTransport & InfrastructureSociety & CommunitiesEnvironment, Climate & EnergyTourism & International TravelGovernance & Public SectorLocal Government Elections
Each dataset is mapped at the finest level it is published. Census and population data go down to neighbourhood (SA2); some datasets stop at district or region. Where that happens, the map says so instead of inventing figures.
Who it's for

One map for everyone who plans for people.

PLANNERS

Plan where growth is going

Spot growth early and set infrastructure and services to match.

Which areas grew fastest since 2018?
ELECTED MEMBERS

Walk into meetings informed

Get a clear picture of your ward without waiting on a report.

How does my ward compare with the region?
COMMUNITY AND FUNDING

Target support where it counts

Find the places with the greatest need and show why a grant should go there.

Where is low income most concentrated?
ANALYSTS

Answer the quick ones instantly

Hand the everyday questions to the map and keep your time for deeper work.

Show home ownership against income.
How it works

Three steps from question to decision.

1

Pick your place

Choose the whole country, a region, a district, a single neighbourhood, or draw an area around a site.

2

Explore or ask

Choose a topic from the menu, or just ask. The map, charts and rankings update together.

3

Share the answer

Take the map, the chart and the figures into your report, briefing or funding case.

Coming next

Deeper answers, on the same map.

These are on the way. Join the early access list to try them first.

COMING NEXT

"Why" questions, answered

Ask why an area is changing and get a considered answer that looks across topics and years.

COMING NEXT

Double-checked answers

Each answer is checked to make sure every place, topic and year you asked about is covered.

COMING NEXT

A private option

Keep sensitive questions in-house with an option that runs entirely on your own computer.

COMING NEXT

Your own data

Bring your council or organisation data onto the same map, next to the official figures.

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Questions

Before you book.

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Do we need GIS or data skills?

No. If you can use a web page, you can use Spatial Analytics. Pick from the menu or type a question.

Can we trust the numbers?

Yes. Figures come straight from the Community Pulse Data Lake with the source and year attached, totals are calculated properly across the areas you pick, and values that are confidential are shown as such instead of being hidden.

Is it only for census data?

No. Census data is one part. Spatial Analytics sits on top of the whole Community Pulse Data Lake: 800+ datasets from 40+ official sources across 13 themes, including deprivation, housing, health, jobs and the economy.

Will it work for our region?

Yes. It covers the whole of New Zealand, every region, district and SA2 neighbourhood. In the walkthrough we open it on your own area.

Is there anything to install?

No. It runs in a web browser on any modern computer.

See your own area in 45 minutes.

Book a walkthrough. We'll open Spatial Analytics on your region and answer your team's real questions live.

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FreeOn your own areaNo obligation
  1. 1
    Book a walkthroughPick a time that suits your team.
  2. 2
    See your area liveBring your questions. We'll answer them on the map.
  3. 3
    Start a pilotPut it in your team's hands and see what it changes.