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  "description" : "\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:Left;\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 Urban Accessibility Indicator update\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2026 Urban Accessibility indicator (IUA) is the first major update to the IUA classification. The drive time analysis used to create the original classification has been rerun and it aligns with the most recent statistical boundaries. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most noticeable changes result from t\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe Wānaka urban area\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e being reclassified as a medium urban area in 2023, after its population estimate exceeded 10,000. The rural areas surrounding\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wānaka are now considered \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto have greater accessibility to urban areas.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original IUA classification was based on 2018 boundaries. Changes to the statistical boundaries released in 2023 included separating populated and non-populated areas and incorporating recent development. These changes will result in some change to the IUA classification. The address weighted centroids used in the analysis were generated in 2023 to align with the latest Census data and the 2023 update of the SA1 and Urban Rural boundaries. There have been minimal changes to these statistical areas since 2023.   \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRefer to the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/?q=current+boundaries\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecurrent geographies boundaries table\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for a list of all current geographies and recent updates.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis dataset is the definitive version of the Urban Accessibility Indicator boundaries as at 1 January 2026, as defined by Stats NZ.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Urban Accessibility Indicator (IUA) classification\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a consistent measure of urban accessibility in order to distinguish the degrees of rurality in New Zealand. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIUA classifies the geographic accessibility of rural statistical area 1s (SA1s) and small urban areas according to their proximity, or degree of remoteness, to larger urban areas. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe IUA methodology uses drive time from an SA1 address weighted centroid to the outside boundary of the nearest major, large, and medium urban area (from the UR classification), to classify rural SA1s and small urban areas to one of five categories of accessibility or remoteness. Small urban areas and rural settlements are assigned to a single category based on the classification of the majority of their SA1s. The Open Source Routing Machine service using the OpenStreetMap road network was used to calculate the drive times.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRural SA1s and small urban areas are classified to the following categories:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh urban accessibility:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0 to 15 minutes from major urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium urban accessibility: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 to 25 minutes from major urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0 to 25 minutes from large urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0 to 15 minutes from medium urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLow urban accessibility: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 to 60 minutes from major or large urban areas, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 to 60 minutes from medium urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemote: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 to 120 minutes from major, large or medium urban areas,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery remote: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore than 120 minutes from major, large or medium urban areas.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe urban accessibility indicator (IUA) classifies urban, rural, and water areas by type. The high and medium urban accessibility categories are considered to be peri-urban.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe indicators, with their codes in brackets, are: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eurban areas – major urban area (111), large urban area (112), medium urban area (113), \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003esmall urban and rural areas – high urban accessibility (221), medium urban accessibility (222), low urban accessibility (223), remote (224), very remote (225),\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewater areas – inland water (331), inlet (332), oceanic (333). \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information refer to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.stats.govt.nz/methods/urban-accessibility-methodology-and-classification\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrban accessibility – methodology and classification\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.stats.govt.nz/methods/statistical-standard-for-geographic-areas-2023\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatistical standard for geographic areas 2023\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLineage\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese boundaries are derived from the meshblock pattern. Using spatial processing tools, the meshblocks are dissolved to form higher-level geographies.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original vertices delineating the meshblock boundary pattern were digitised in 1991 from 1:5,000 scale urban maps and 1:50,000 scale rural maps. The magnitude of error of the original digital points would have been in the range of +/- 10 metres in urban areas and +/- 25 metres in rural areas. Where meshblock boundaries coincide with cadastral boundaries the magnitude of error will be within the range of 1–5 metres in urban areas and 1-100 metres in rural areas, this being the estimated magnitude of error in Landonline.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-definition version\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis high definition (HD) version is the most detailed geometry, suitable for use in GIS for geometric analysis operations and for the computation of areas, centroids and other metrics.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiability\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile care has been taken to compile these boundary coordinates, Stats NZ gives no warranty that the data supplied is free from error. Stats NZ shall not be liable for any loss suffered through the use, directly or indirectly, of any information, product or service.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacrons\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNames are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. 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