What’s new in Commuter Waka?

Commuter Waka has recently been updated with new data from the 2023 Census. You can toggle between the Census years, or see change with new comparison visualisations.

We’ve also made the app more accessible with light/dark mode, optional map labels, keyboard shortcuts, improved loading speeds, and optimized the experience on mobile devices.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the Tab key to navigate between elements in the app, or use the following keyboard shortcuts to quickly filter.

• /Search Regions
• LToggle Map Labels
• ASDToggle between All/Arrivals/Departures
• 123Toggle between 2023/2018/Comparison
• WEToggle between Workplace/Education
• FOpen Filter by mode menu
  
  
• Use M to focus the map and then use:
  • ↑↓←→Pan the map
  • +=Increase/decrease zoom level
  • Shift+←Shift+→Rotate left/right
  • Shift+↑Shift+↓Tilt up/down

Data Sources

For an accessible version of this data, please email info@stats.govt.nz.

This app is built with data from the 2023 & 2018 Census. It primarily uses the commuter dataset, as well as aggregates from the totals by topic dataset.

Custom Maps

Want a custom map for your country, region, or model? Get in touch: hello@turbomaps.io.

Contributing

The code for this website is open source on GitHub—contributions are welcome!

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