Tāmaki Makaurau, redrawn by public-transport time
A time-space cartogram of Auckland. Pick an origin, and every corner of the city is re-plotted so its distance from you on screen is proportional to how long it takes to get there by public transport — train, ferry and the frequent bus network (including the Northern Busway) — rather than how far away it is. Places with fast connections are pulled close; places that depend on slow or infrequent service are pushed out.
Drag the white pin and the map re-warps live around it, or click anywhere to drop a new origin. The Warp slider eases between true geography and time-space, so you can watch the city breathe. Distance from the pin is a consistent reading of time everywhere — 60 min sits at the same screen radius in every direction.
Times come from Auckland Transport's published GTFS timetable for a representative weekday: scheduled ride times between stations, half-headway waits when boarding, walking transfers between nearby stops, and walking for the first and last leg (4.8 km/h with a detour factor). Bus routes are included when they run every 16 minutes or better through the day — AT's frequent network. It is a daytime average, not a door-to-door journey planner.
Timetables: Auckland Transport GTFS (CC-BY-4.0). Boundaries & population: Stats NZ 2023 Census, ~10,000 fine SA1 statistical areas (CC-BY-4.0). Great Barrier Island is omitted — its 4.5-hour ferry would shrink the rest of the map to a dot.
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