Chrome and compatible browsers
- Open maps.wairiri.nz directly.
- Use the map’s Install button when it appears.
- Accept the browser installation prompt.
- If Chrome offers “Open Permit Map”, the app is already installed.
Permit map help
Install and use the Wairiri permit map
Platform-specific installation, update and cached-data guidance for the New Zealand minerals permit map.
Open the map first
Use the dedicated map directly in your phone or desktop browser. The app installation option is offered only when the browser and device support it.
Installation
Choose your device
If the browser menu says “Open Permit Map”, it is already installed on that device.
Safari
- Open maps.wairiri.nz in Safari.
- Select Share.
- Select Add to Home Screen.
- Turn on Open as Web App, then select Add.
Chrome or Edge
- Open maps.wairiri.nz.
- Select the install icon in the address bar when offered.
- Alternatively use the browser menu and select Install.
Using the map
Layers and current data
The map is a convenient display of public information. Confirm material permit decisions against the official NZP&M register and source records.
Permit boundaries
Search permits, applications, contest rounds, reserved areas, projects and holders.
Drillholes
Optional mineral and coal drillholes use different symbols and load only from zoom level 11.
QMAP geology
Optional regional 1:250,000 geological mapping for context, not site-scale interpretation.
CMA Schedule 4
Optional official spatial reference layer for land listed in Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act.
Updates and temporary outages
You normally do not need to reinstall the app
When the device is online, close and reopen the permit map to allow the installed app to check for an updated map version. New permit information is retrieved separately through the Wairiri cache.
If the map says NZP&M is unavailable, it is displaying the last successfully loaded permit dataset. Check the update time, continue cautiously with the cached snapshot and confirm time-sensitive decisions against the official register. Current data and uncached map tiles require an internet connection.
Need project support?
Move from map information to geological and permitting advice
Contact Wairiri to discuss a permit, project, opportunity or New Zealand exploration programme.