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Place name stories

Discover the stories behind many of New Zealand’s place names.

We hold place name stories to make sure you can find out about their history. We also research place names and share more information than what is in the New Zealand Gazetteer. Here we offer some stories of significant place names and our decisions.

In this section I roto i tēnei wāhanga

  • North Island and South Island NZGB decisions - 17 October 2013

    Final determination to assign Alternative Geographic Names to the North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui and the South Island / Te Waipounamu.
  • Te Ika-a-Māui North Island and Te Waipounamu South Island

    The official alternative names for the North Island and South Island.
  • Whanganui and the ‘h’

    In 1991 Wanganui River was altered to Whanganui River, with an ‘h’, and made an official place name.
  • A Māori Oral History Atlas

    Stories from Place Names of the Ancestors, A Māori Oral History Atlas.
  • Place names from Cook’s voyages

    The stories of over 260 place names associated with Lieutenant James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand in the late 1700s.
  • New Zealand’s First World War place names

    Behind New Zealand’s First World War place names.
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Centenary Rau tau

Celebrating 100 years of place naming

Notable moments in the 100 year history of place naming in Aotearoa New Zealand

 
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