COVID-19 vaccine map: New data shows nearly three-quarters of New Zealand suburbs within touching distance of 90 pct target

The latest version of NationalMap Ltd's online COVID-19 vaccination graph shows a large proportion of New Zealand suburbs have either reached or are rapidly progressing towards the 90 percent immunisation targets.

Created last month, the interactive map uses weekly Ministry of Health data and allows people to click on a statistical area (SA2), showing what percentage of that area has received one dose and the percentage fully vaccinated. 

NationalMap created the graph to help accelerate vaccination rates.

• The full map can be found here. The Ministry of Health's data and maps can be found here.

In a statement on Wednesday, NationalMap's Steve Critchlow said many more Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin suburbs have reached the 90 percent target.

"Now we have 296 SA2 polygons that have cleared the 90 percent target, 135 more than last week.

"This represents 14 percent of the SA2 boundaries."

That means 68 percent of New Zealand suburbs have either reached or are within 200 vaccinations of reaching the 90 percent target.

However, many small North Island towns are still shaded blue - meaning they're still more than 500 vaccinations away from reaching the target.

"It remains to be seen if holiday travellers will decide to avoid these traditional pit-stops if nothing changes in the next few weeks," Critchlow added.

As of Wednesday, 82 percent of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Ministry of Health data shows.