Find out more...Researching Names

For help researching names, try some of the following resources:

• the Frameworks of the New Zealand Geographic Board document (available in the NZGB's naming rules, criteria, standards, guidelines and policies)
• the online lists, databases or paper archives detailed in help finding names
• Māori names research tips and information
• NZGB maps and publications
• previous decisions made by the NZGB, listed in the public notices archive, or in the New Zealand Gazette and in the New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names
• the A-Z index of recent official name proposals & decisions, which in some cases include the submission reports for names
• the Department of Conservation for Crown protected areas, such as parks and reserves
• the Office of Treaty Settlements for Treaty settlement names
• local councils
• local Māori authorities.