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Naming New Zealand’s places and features preserves our culture and heritage, and builds a common understanding of ‘where’. Search for place names and find resources for researching the names of places and geographic features.

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Place names of New Zealand

Search the New Zealand Gazetteer for official and recorded place names.

Types of geographic features

Discover over 200 geographic feature types through simple drawings and descriptions, with their terms in Māori and English.

Researching place names

Resources to help you research place names when making a proposal.

Place name maps and publications

Publications about traditional and current place naming produced by the New Zealand Geographic Board.
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