NZGB place name maps and 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 (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 Front: Map of Te Ika a Maui (attachment below) Back: Index of names (attachment below), including their meanings where known, and their equivalent names on contemporary mapping	NZMS 346/1
Te Wai Pounamu, The Land and its People (Front and Back) Front: Map of Te Wai Pounamu (attachment below) Back: Index of names (attachment below), including their meanings where known, and their equivalent names on contemporary mapping	NZMS 346/2
He Korero Pūrākau Mo Ngā Taunahanahatanga a Ngā Tūpuna, Place Names of the Ancestors, A Māori Oral History Atlas Place Names of the Ancestors - Full book (PDF 8MB) (attachment below) In parts: Place Names of the Ancestors - Part 1 (PDF 509KB) (attachment below) Place Names of the Ancestors - Part 2 (PDF 2MB) (attachment below) Place Names of the Ancestors - Part 3 (PDF 2MB) (attachment below) Place Names of the Ancestors - Part 4 (PDF 2MB) (attachment below) Place Names of the Ancestors - Part 5 (PDF 2MB) (attachment below)	ISBN 0-477-00049-5 Re-print ISBN 978-0-477-00049-9
Ngā Tohu Pūmahara, The Survey Pegs of the Past, Understanding Māori Place Names Ngā Tohu Pūmahara - Full book (attachment below)	ISBN 0-477-01462-3
Asia and Pacific, United Nations map names Download map (attachment below)	NZMS 347

How to Purchase

Limited copies of the above maps and books not marked as out of print are available for purchase from Printlink

Last Updated: 21 December 2015