NZGB place name maps and publications
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has produced a number of publications.
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has produced a number of publications.
Copies of available publications can be downloaded below. Please note the large file sizes. We recommend that, unless you have a fast Internet connection, you don't view the large files in your browser window.
The copyright for these maps and books is held by the NZGB. If you wish to reproduce any part or whole of these publications, then please contact the NZGB Secretary for permission. A suitable acknowledgement to the NZGB will be required for any form of reproduction.
You can also refer to the Regional Gazetteer and Map compiled for the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) Asia, South East and Pacific, South West Division - hosted on the ISCM website.
| Publication | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Generic Geographic Features Listing - Māori and English Feature Listing (PDF 477KB) (attachment below) |  | ||
New Act for Geographic Board Factsheet New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 Factsheet (PDF 1MB) (attachment below) |  | ||
Place Naming in New Zealand Brochure Place Naming in New Zealand Brochure (PDF 1MB) (attachment below) |  | ||
Te Ika a Maui, The Land and its People
| NZMS 346/1 |
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Te Wai Pounamu, The Land and its People (Front and Back)
| NZMS 346/2 |   | |
He Korero Pūrākau Mo Ngā Taunahanahatanga a Ngā Tūpuna, Place Names of the Ancestors, A Māori Oral History Atlas
| ISBN 0-477-00049-5 Re-print |  | |
Ngā Tohu Pūmahara, The Survey Pegs of the Past, Understanding Māori Place Names Ngā Tohu Pūmahara - Full book (PDF 4MB) (attachment below) | ISBN 0-477-01462-3 |  | |
Asia and Pacific, United Nations map names
| NZMS 347 |  | |
Place naming flyers
How to Purchase
Limited copies of the above maps and books not marked as out of print are available for purchase from Printlink