The Western Bay of Plenty will have a new look, albeit on a map.

The Topo50 Map Series project will produce a new 1:50,000 scale map series for the Western Bay along with all other New Zealand regions, to replace the current NZMS260 map series.
The geographic features portrayed on the Topo50 Map Series will not change but coordinates of those features will alter.
The Topo50 series will use a different survey datum and projection and be compatible with international mapping systems and navigational technology such as GPS.
New Zealand's emergency services will switch base mapping and 111 systems to NZTM2000 and use Topo50 maps in late September also.
It is recommended that people using maps also switch to a Topo50 map at this time.
From September 23, LINZ will be undertaking awareness raising activities to increase knowledge of the maps and where to get them.