Have your say: Can you find your way around without a digital map?

For a lot of people, a trip across town now starts with opening maps on their phone or sat-nav.

It doesn’t matter if the destination is 10 minutes away or somewhere you’ve been before, many of us automatically reach for navigation apps before getting in the car.

Some people say maps apps have made life easier, helping avoid traffic, roadworks and wrong turns.

Others wonder whether we’ve become too dependent on them and lost the ability to properly remember routes or navigate on our own.

There’s also a generational divide. Plenty of older Kiwis grew up memorising streets, landmarks and directions from handwritten notes. Younger drivers may never have needed to.