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Place naming

The proposal was to make the current English name for the North Island official.

Status

  • Official alternative geographic name.

  • Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 17 October 2013.

Description

  • The northern of the two main islands of New Zealand, centred around NZTM 1865000E, 5674000N. Official alternative geographic name is Te Ika-a-Māui.

Outcome

Now official

Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 17 October 2013.