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Place naming

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

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  • Official alternative geographic name.
  • Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 17 October 2013.

Description

  • The southern of the two main islands of New Zealand, centred around NZTM 1446000E, 5177000N. Official alternative geographic name is Te Waipounamu.

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