Some official place names in New Zealand are dual names, usually incorporating both the Māori place name and the original name given by European settlers or explorers. Although a mixture of Māori and English names is the most common form of dual name, some places, such as Mahināpua Creek / Tūwharewhare, include Māori elements in each part of the name, and Wellington Harbour (Port Nicholson) incorporates two English names. One name, Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata, has a triple name consisting of the Māori name, the European name, and a Māori transliteration of the latter.
The practice of giving certain New Zealand places dual names began in the 1920s,[1] but dual names became much more common in the 1990s and 2000s, in part due to Treaty of Waitangi settlements. Many places have names with a long heritage in each culture. For instance, one settlement saw Cloudy Bay, given this name by Captain Cook in 1770, renamed Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay,[2] with the Māori name recalling the early explorer Kupe scooping up oysters from the bay.[3]
Uncommonly, a place may be given two alternative names instead of one dual name. Prominent examples include the North Island and Te Ika-a-Māui,[4] the South Island and Te Waipounamu,[5] and the town called Whanganui or Wanganui.[6] These places are not included in the list below.
Official place names in New Zealand are usually determined by the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa). In cases where there have been objections to a proposed name, a final decision is made by the Minister of Lands.
A large number of dual names have been conferred not by the NZGB, but were negotiated as part of Treaty of Waitangi claims settlements and then enacted by Parliament.[7] The 1998 Ngāi Tahu settlement alone established 87 dual names, including Aoraki / Mount Cook.[8]
Many New Zealand place names do not have official recognition by the NZGB, including most of New Zealand's major cities and, until 2013, both the North and South islands.[9] Unofficial names are still recorded within the gazetteer, provided that they have "appeared in at least two publicly available authoritative publications or databases".[10] In most cases, there is no functional difference between an official and unofficial name, with the NZGB expecting to standardise unofficial names as official by 2026.[11]
Originally, the board gazetted dual names in a form where the less commonly used name was in parentheses, e.g. Taylors Mistake (Te Onepoto). In the 1990s the system was changed to separating the names with a forward slash, viz., name1/name2, e.g. Aoraki/Mount Cook.[12] Now, placing a space before and after the slash is encouraged, viz., name1 / name2.[7] In 2021, the New Zealand Geographic Board voted to standardise the orthography of dual place names, and is in the process of updating names which use parentheses to the more common forward slash.
The board now generally puts the Māori name first, but exceptions are sometimes made, for example when maritime safety is paramount (e.g. Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui).[7]
Dual name | Former name | Type of place | Region | Year adopted | Notes | |
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Nature Reserve | Coromandel | 2009[13] | ||||
Alpine Lake | Lake | West Coast | 1998[14] | |||
Mount Cook | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mount Cook National Park | National Park | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Aoraki / Mount Cook Village | Mount Cook Village | Township | Canterbury | 1998 | ||
Shelly Beach | Beach | Auckland | 2013[15] | |||
Ashburton River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Ashley River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Middle Island | Island | Coromandel | 1994[16] | |||
Mount Auckland | Mountain | Auckland | 2013[17] | |||
King Billy Island | Island | Canterbury | 2020[18] | |||
East End Beach | Beach | Taranaki | 2017[19] | |||
Avon River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Godley Head | Headland | Canterbury | 2003[20] | |||
Baring Head | Headland | Wellington | 2009[21] | |||
Blumine Island | Island | Marlborough | 1980 | |||
Browning Pass | Mountain pass | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Burgess Island | Island | Auckland | 1982 | |||
Cam River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku | Campbell Island | Island | Subantarctic islands | 1998 | ||
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku shelf | Campbell Island shelf | Oceanic shelf | Subantarctic islands | 2014[22] | ||
Canister Cove | Bay | Chatham Islands | 1982[23] | |||
Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui | Cape Kidnappers | Cape | Hawke's Bay | 2018[24] | ||
Cape Reinga | Cape | Northland | 2005 | |||
Cave Creek | River | West Coast | 1998 | Known for Cave Creek disaster | ||
Clutha River (upstream of river fork) | River | Otago | 1998 | |||
Codfish Island | Island | Southland | 2014 | |||
Colac Bay | Township | Southland | 1998 | |||
Colac Bay | Bay | Southland | 1998 | |||
Columbia Bank | Northland | 2015[25] | ||||
Cook River | River | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Coopers Lagoon | Lagoon | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Dart River | River | Otago | 1998 | |||
Dog Island | Island | Northland | 2013[26] | |||
Conservation Land | Coromandel | 2009[27] | While the name of the nature reserve is official, the island of the same name does not yet have an official name | |||
Doubtful Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 1998 | |||
East Cape | Headland | Southland | 1998 | Not to be confused with East Cape, Gisborne | ||
Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers | Estuary | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Conservation park | Southland | 2015[28] | ||||
Fanal Island | Island | Auckland | 1982 | |||
Flower Pot | Locality | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Fox Glacier | Glacier | West Coast | 1998 | Name does not apply to the town. | ||
Franz Josef | Township | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Franz Josef Glacier | Glacier | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Gillespies Point | Headland | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Goat Island | Island | Otago | 1998 | |||
Goat Island / Rakariri Scenic Reserve | Goat Island Scenic Reserve | Conservation park | Otago | 2009[29] | ||
Golden Bay | Bay | Tasman | 2014[30] | |||
Greenstone or Big Hohonu River | River | West Coast | 1998 | Not to be confused with Greenstone River, Otago | ||
Greville Harbour / Wharariki | Greville Harbour | Harbour | Nelson | 2014[31] | ||
Grey River | River | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Groper Island | Island | Auckland | 1982 | |||
Haast Pass | Mountain pass | Otago | 1998 | |||
Conservation park | Marlborough | 1981 | ||||
Historic Reserve | Chatham Islands | 1987 | ||||
Harris Saddle | Mountain pass | Otago | 1998 | |||
Madsen | Locality | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Tasman Glacier | Glacier | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Hauraki Gulf | Bay | Auckland | 2014 | |||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2011 | ||||
Bligh Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Herekopare Island | Island | Southland | 1998 | |||
Hikurangi / Goulter Hill | Goulter Hill | Hill | Marlborough | 2014[32] | ||
Hikurua / de Surville Canyon | de Surville Canyon | Submarine Canyon | Northland | 2018[33] | ||
Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs | de Surville Cliffs | Cliffs | Northland | 2015[34] | ||
Hinemoatū / Howard River | Howard River | River | Nelson | 2014[35] | ||
Nancy Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Hollyford River | River | Southland | 1998 | |||
Horoirangi / Drumduan | Drumduan | Hill | Nelson | 2014[36] | ||
Owen Island | Island | Southland | 2001 | |||
Howells Point | Headland | Southland | 1998 | |||
Pile Bay | Bay/inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Island Hill | Hill | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Jackson Bay | Bay/Inlet | West Coast | 1998 | Not applicable to the township | ||
Jacksons Reef | Reef | Waikato | 1973 | |||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2011 | ||||
Bradshaw Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019[37] | |||
Kaioruru / Church Bay | Church Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | ||
Kaitangata / Mansons Peninsula | Mansons Peninsula | Peninsula | Canterbury | 2020[38] | ||
East Entry Point | Headland | Nelson | 1979 | |||
Hamilton Island | Island | Marlborough | 2013[39] | |||
Gannet Island | Island | Waikato | 2002 | |||
Kauri Point Birkenhead | Point | Auckland | 2015[40] | |||
Stanley Island (Aitu) | Island | Coromandel | 1994 | |||
Mount Cook Range | Mountain Range | Canterbury | 2013[41] | |||
Ranfurly Bay | Bay | Northland | 2017[42] | |||
Turners Bay | Bay | Marlborough | 2013[43] | |||
Conservation Park | Canterbury | |||||
Kurow Hill | Hill | Otago | 1998 | |||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2008 | ||||
Lake Alabaster | Lake | Otago | 1998 | |||
Lake Browning | Lake | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Lake Ellesmere | Lake | Canterbury | 1989 | |||
Lake Grassmere | Lake | Marlborough | 1998 | |||
Lake Ianthe | Lake | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Lake Mathews | Lake | Northland | 2002 | |||
Lake McKerrow | Lake | Otago | 1998 | |||
Lake Okataina | Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2006[44] | |||
Lake Rotoiti | Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Conservation Area | Bay of Plenty | 2009 | While the name of the scenic reserve is official, the lake it is named after does not have an official name | |||
Hamilton Lake | Lake | Waikato | 1974 | |||
Lake Rotorua | Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Leaning Rock | Rock | Otago | 1998 | |||
Little Mangere Island | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Little Mount Peel | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Lords River | River | Southland | 1998 | |||
Lyttelton Harbour | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mackenzie Pass | Mountain pass | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mahināpua Creek | Stream | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Ward Island | Island | Wellington | 2001 | |||
River | West Coast | 2021 | Previously unnamed | |||
Great Island | Island | Northland | 2005 | |||
Three Kings Islands | Island group | Northland | 2005 | |||
Benneydale | Town | Waikato | ||||
Maniniaro / Angelus Peak | Angelus Peak | Hill | Nelson | 2014[45] | ||
Matapara / Pickersgill Island | Pickersgill Island | Island | Marlborough | 2014[46] | ||
Matira / Castle Rock | Castle Point | Point | Wellington | 2011[47] | ||
Somes Island | Island | Wellington | 1997 | |||
McLaughlins Mountain | Hill | Auckland | 2014 | |||
One Tree Hill | Hill | Auckland | 2014 | |||
Maungakura / Red Hill | Red Hill | Hill | Nelson | 2011[48] | ||
Mount Wellington | Hill | Auckland | 2014[49] | |||
Maungaroa / Blagdon Hill | Blagdon Hill | Hill | Taranaki | 2017[50] | ||
Mount Eden | Hill | Auckland | 2014[51] | |||
Ship Cove | Bay | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Milford Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 1998 | |||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2008 | ||||
Edwardson Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019[52] | |||
Moekawa / South West Island | South West Island | Island | Northland | 2013[53] | ||
Moeraki Boulders | Geological formation | Otago | 1998 | |||
Moeraki Boulders Scenic Reserve | Scenic Reserve | Otago | 2009[54] | |||
Moeraki River / Blue River | River | Westland | 2013[55] | |||
Little Moggy Island | Island | Southland | 2002 | |||
Big Moggy Island | Island | Southland | 2002 | |||
Adele Island | Island | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Motuihe Island | Island | Auckland | 2014 | |||
Corsair Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | Does not apply to Corsair Bay suburb. | ||
Cass Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | Does not apply to adjacent suburb. | ||
Piercy Island | Island | Northland | 1989 | also known as "The Hole In The Rock" | ||
Pollen Island | Island | Auckland | 2015[56] | |||
Plate Island | Island | Bay of Plenty | 1988 | |||
Edwards Island | Island | Southland | 2001[57] | |||
Rabbit Island | Island | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Castle Rock | Hill | Waikato | 2018 | |||
Mount Alfred | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Mount Anglem | Mountain | Southland | 1998 | |||
Mount Aspiring | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Mount Charles | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Mount Diffenbach | Hill | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Mount Earnslaw | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Mount Grey | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mount Harman | Mountain | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Mount Harper | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Bald Rock | Peak | Auckland | 2003 | |||
Mount Herbert | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mount MacKenzie | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Mount Nimrod | Mountain | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Mount Upright | Mountain | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Mount Watkin | Mountain | Otago | 1998 | |||
Moutere Hauriri / Bounty Islands Marine Reserve | Marine Reserve | Subantarctic islands | 2014[58] | |||
Moutere Ihupuku / Campbell Island Marine Reserve | Marine Reserve | Subantarctic islands | 2014[59] | |||
Moutere Mahue / Antipodes Island Marine Reserve | Marine Reserve | Subantarctic islands | 2014[60] | |||
Capstan Rock | Island | Hawke's Bay | 2018[61] | |||
Musick Point | Point | Auckland | 2018 | |||
Hamlin Hill | Hill | Auckland | 2014[62] | |||
New River | River | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Kerr Point | Point | Northland | 2015[63] | |||
Jag Rocks | Island group | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Sugar Loaf Islands | Island group | Taranaki | 1999 | |||
Hooper Point | Point | Northland | 2015[64] | |||
Nine Mile Creek | Stream | West Coast | 1998 | |||
North Branch Ashburton River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
North-East Reef | Reef | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
West Island | Island | Northland | 2015[65] | |||
Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson | Mount Hobson | Hill | Auckland | 2014[66] | ||
Ōhuiarangi / Pigeon Mountain | Pigeon Mountain | Hill | Auckland | 2014[67] | ||
Lake Windermere | Lake | West Coast | 2010 | |||
Old Man Range | Mountain range | Otago | 1998 | |||
Omarupapako / Round Bush Scenic Reserve | Round Bush Scenic Reserve | Conservation area | Otago | 1998 | ||
Coopers Knob | Hill | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Bay | Nelson | 2021 | ||||
Ōraumoa / Fighting Bay | Fighting Bay | Bay | Marlborough | 2014[68] | ||
North East Island | Island | Northland | 2005 | |||
Cass Peak | Hill | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Mount Richmond | Volcanic cone | Auckland | 2014[69] | |||
Ōtaipango / Henderson Bay | Henderson Bay | Bay | Northland | 2015[70] | ||
Quail Island | Island | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Ōtānerua / Hatfields Beach | Hatfields Beach | Beach | Auckland | 2013[71] | Name does not apply to the adjacent settlement | |
Gollans Bay | Bay/inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Rough River | River | West Coast | 1987 | |||
Paengarēhia / Twilight Beach | Twilight Beach | Beach | Northland | 2015[72] | ||
Paepae-o-Tū / Bream Tail | Bream Tail | Point | Northland | 2012[73] | ||
Durden Hill | Hill | Otago | 2007 | |||
Blind Jims Creek | Creek | Chatham Islands | 2021[74] | |||
Papawhero / Mount Moturoa | Mount Moturoa | Hill | Taranaki | 2017[75] | ||
Pariroa / Castle Mount | Castle Mount | Mountain | Southland | 2013[76] | ||
Red Rocks | Rock | Wellington | 2009 | |||
Stream | Wellington | 2021 | ||||
Paterson Inlet (North and South West Arms) | Bay/Inlet | Southland | 1998 | |||
McLarens Bay | Bay/Inlet | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Pelorus Sound | Sound | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Pig Island | Island | Otago | 1998 | |||
Pigeon Island | Island | Otago | 1998 | |||
Pikikirunga / Caanan Downs | Caanan Downs | Downs | Nelson | 2014[77] | ||
Pikimai / Church Hill | Church Hill | Hill | Nelson | 2014[78] | ||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 1993 | ||||
Low Neck Bay | Bay/Inlet | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Pitt Island | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Spirits Bay | Bay/Inlet | Northland | 2005 | |||
Flea Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | Known for Pohatu Marine Reserve | ||
Port Hutt | Harbour | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Port Levy (Potiriwi) | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Port Pegasus | Bay/Inlet | Southland | 1998 | |||
Port William | Bay/Inlet | Southland | 1998 | |||
Poukirikiri / Travers Saddle | Travers Saddle | Saddle | Nelson | 2014[79] | ||
Mount Robert | Hill | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Cook Landing (Gisborne) | Historic Reserve | Gisborne | ||||
Mount Bruce | Hill | Wellington | ||||
Pūkākā / Marsland Hill | Marsland Hill | Hill | Taranaki | 2017[80] | ||
Pukatea / Whites Bay | Whites Bay | Bay | Marlborough | 2014[81] | ||
Pukeahurangi / Jumbo | Jumbo | Hill | Wellington | 2017[82] | ||
Mitre | Mountain | Wellington | 2017 | |||
Dyers Pass | Pass | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Shellback Stream | Stream | Waikato | 1974 | |||
Pukeone / Mount Campbell | Mount Campbell | Hill | Nelson | 2014[83] | ||
Bald Rock | Rock | Northland | 2002 | |||
Puketuroto / Hoopers Canyon | Hoopers Canyon | Undersea Canyon | Otago | 2014[84] | ||
Puketuroto / Hoopers Channel | Hoopers Channel | Sea channel | Otago | 2014[85] | ||
Pūkorokoro / Miranda | Miranda | Locality | Waikato | 2015[86] | ||
Scuffle Island | Island | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Boar Hill | Hill | Northland | 2002 | |||
The Pyramid | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Quarantine Island | Island | Otago | 1998 | |||
Queen Charlotte Sound | Sound | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Torrent Bay | Bay | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Preservation Inlet | Bay | Southalnd | 2019 | |||
Western Reef | Reef | Chatham Islands | 2021 | |||
D'Urville Island | Island | Marlborough | 2008[87] | |||
Rangituhi / Colonial Knob | Colonial Knob | Hill | Wellington | 2014[88] | ||
Mount Smart | Hill | Auckland | 2014[89] | |||
Conservation Area | Coromandel | 2019 | ||||
Refuge Island | Island | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Conservation Area | Coromandel | 2009 | ||||
Solomon Island | Island | Southland | 1998 | |||
Riverton | Township | Southland | 1998 | |||
Rocky Point | Headland | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Conservation Area | West Coast | 1998 | ||||
Rotokare / Barrett Lagoon | Barrett Lagoon | Lake | Taranaki | 2014[90] | ||
Cable Bay | Bay | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Blue Lake | Lake | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Rotomaninitua / Lake Angelus | Lake Angelus | Lake | Nelson | 2014[91] | ||
Lake Constance | Lake | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Round Rock (Rangituka) | Round Rock | Rock | Chatham Islands | 1982 | ||
Ruakōura / Perpendicular Point | Perpendicular Point | Point | Northland | 2015[92] | ||
Creek | Chatham Islands | 2009 | ||||
Selwyn River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Separation Point / Te Matau | Separation Point | Point | Nelson | 2014[93] | ||
Seven Mile Creek | Stream | West Coast | 1998 | |||
Shag Point | Headland | Otago | 1998 | |||
Shag Point Scientific Reserve | Conservation Area | Otago | 2009 | |||
Ship Cone | Hill | Southland | 1998 | |||
Sinclair Head | Headland | Wellington | 2009 | |||
Snares Islands | Island group | Subantarctic islands | 1998 | |||
Solander Island | Island | Southland | 1980 | |||
South Branch Ashburton River | River | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
South Cape | Headland | Southland | 1998 | |||
South East Island | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
South West Cape | Headland | Southland | 1998 | |||
Southern Alps | Mountain range | Canterbury | 1998 | |||
Spy Glass Point / Piripāua | Spy Glass Point | Headland | Marlborough | 1975 | ||
Steeple Rock | Rock | Wellington | 2009 | |||
Stewart Island | Island | Southland | 1998 | |||
Tāhoro / Union Bay | Union Bay | Bay | Auckland | 2015[94] | ||
Chalky Inlet | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Taieri Island | Island | Otago | 1998 | |||
Charles Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Taitetimu / Caswell Sound | Caswell Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | ||
Taitimu / Caswell Ridge | Caswell High | Undersea ridge | Southland | 2014[95] | ||
Takapaukura / Tom Bowling Bay | Tom Bowling Bay | Bay | Northland | 2015[96] | ||
Takapōtaka / Attempt Hill | Attempt Hill | Hill | Marlborough | 2014[97] | ||
Takarunga / Mount Victoria | Mount Victoria | Hill | Auckland | 2014[98] | ||
Taki-a-Maru / Fish Reef | Fish Reef | Reef | Otago | 1985 | ||
Dusky Sound | Fiord | Southland | 2019[99] | |||
Erskine Point | Headland | Canterbury | 1949/2003 | |||
Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains | Hector Mountains | Mountain Range | Otago | 2013[100] | ||
Evans Pass | Pass | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Tasman Bay | Bay | Tasman | 2014 | |||
Mount Pleasant | Hill | Canterbury | 1949/2003 | Does not apply to suburb of Christchurch. | ||
Big South Cape Island | Island | Southland | 2001 | |||
Taylors Hill | Volcanic cone | Auckland | unofficial[101] | |||
Tawhitikurī / Goat Point | Goat Point | Point | Wellington | 2014[102] | ||
West Entry Point | Headland | Nelson | 1979 | |||
Black Beach | Beach | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Port Gore | Bay | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
French Pass | Channel | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Hutt River | River | Wellington | 2010[103] | |||
Thompson Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Te Awaroa / Long Sound | Long Sound | Fiord | Southland | 2019[104] | ||
Sutherland Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2008 | ||||
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island | Little Barrier Island | Island | Auckland | 2019[105] | ||
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve | Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve | Conservation Area | Auckland | 2019 | ||
Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island | Goat Island | Island | Auckland | 2012[106] | ||
Bethells Beach | Beach | Auckland | 1979 | |||
Sugarloaf | Hill | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Pelorus River | Stream | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Te Horowai / Speargrass Creek | Speargrass Creek | Creek | Nelson | 2014[107] | ||
George Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Te Kā-a-Maki / Jackie Hill | Jackie Hill | Hill | Auckland | 2015[108] | ||
Gowan River | Stream | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Te Kōhanga / Shipwreck Bay | Shipwreck Bay | Bay | Northland | 2015[109] | ||
Te Kohuroa / Mathesons Bay | Mathesons Bay | Bay | Auckland | 2015[110] | ||
Cloudy Bay | Bay | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Cunaris Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019[111] | Spelling of the European portion was updated in 2021 from Cunaris to Kanáris | ||
Young Nick’s Head | Historic Reserve | Gisborne | 2012[112] [113] | |||
Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay | Ruby Bay | Bay | Nelson | 2014[114] | ||
The Tors | Hill | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Miramar Peninsula | Peninsula | Wellington | 2010[115] | |||
Te Motu-o-Kura / Bare Island | Bare Island | Island | Hawke's Bay | 2018[116] | ||
Taylors Mistake | Locality | Canterbury | 1949/2003 | The dual name applies to the locality, not the bay, which is still known as Taylors Mistake. | ||
Ninety Mile Beach | Beach | Northland | 1992[117] | |||
Marine Reserve | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | ||||
Adderley Head | Headland | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Camp Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Te Pokohiwi / Boulder Bank | Boulder Bank | Barrier island | Nelson | 2014[118] | ||
Te Poporo / Bulli Point | Bulli Point | Point | Waikato | 2014[119] | ||
Breaksea Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Dagg Sound | Fiord | Fiordland | 2019 | |||
Te Rau-o-te-Huia / Mount Donald McLean | Mount Donald McLean | Hill | Auckland | 2015[120] | ||
Marine Reserve | Fiordland | 2006 | ||||
Te Tara-o-Te-Marama / Mount Freeth | Mount Freeth | Hill | Marlborough | 2015[121] | ||
Castle Rock | Rock outcrop | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe / Ninepin Rock | Ninepin Rock | Rock outcrop | Auckland | 2014[122] | ||
Bay | Marlborough | 2021 | ||||
Wellers Rock | Rock | Otago | 1987 | |||
Te Unuhanga-a-Rangitoto / Mercer Bay | Mercer Bay | Bay | Auckland | 2014[123] | ||
Witch Hill | Hill | Canterbury | 2020 | |||
Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek | Henderson Creek | Creek | Auckland | 2015[124] | ||
Diamond Harbour | Bay | Canterbury | 2003 | Name does not apply to the town | ||
Te Waiu o Pukemaire / Braemar Springs | Braemar Springs | Creek | Bay of Plenty | 2005[125] | ||
The Horns | Point | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Port Underwood | Bay | Marlborough | 2014 | |||
Charteris Bay | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Te Whatu / Berghan Point | Berghan Point | Point | Northland | 2017[126] | ||
Ten Mile Creek | Stream | West Coast | 1998 | |||
The Bluff (Bluff Hill) | Hill | Southland | 1998 | Located in Bluff | ||
The Castle | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
The Doughboy | Hill | West Coast | 1998 | |||
The Pyramid | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
The Sisters | Island | Chatham Islands | 1982 | |||
Island | Southland | 1998 | ||||
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) | Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Island | Southland | 1998 | ||||
Tiriparepa / Scott Point | Scott Point | Point | Northland | 2015[127] | ||
Conservation Area | Otago | 2009 | ||||
Muttonbird Islands | Island group | Southland | 1998 | |||
Tohoraha / Mount Camel | Mount Camel | Hill | Northland | 2015[128] | ||
Split Apple Rock | Rock | Nelson | 2014 | |||
Tokomaru / Mount Robertson | Mount Robertson | Hill | Marlborough | 2014[129] | ||
Tory Channel / Kura Te Au | Tory Channel | Sound | Marlborough | 2014 | ||
Poverty Bay | Bay | Gisborne | 2019[130] | |||
Fin Island | Island | Nelson | 1983 | |||
Mission Bay | Bay | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Clarence River | Stream | Marlborough | 2018[131] | |||
Shag River | River | Otago | 1985 | |||
Hannahs Bay | Bay | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Waikutakuta / Robin Hood Bay | Robin Hood Bay | Bay | Marlborough | 2014[132] | ||
Holdens Bay | Bay | Bay of Plenty | 2006 | |||
Waimihia / Point Alison | Point Alison | Point | Chatham Islands | 2021 | ||
Howick Beach | Beach | Auckland | 2018[133] | |||
Bridal Veil Falls | Waterfall | Waikato | 2008[134] | |||
Little Port Cooper | Bay/Inlet | Canterbury | 2003 | |||
Watchman Island / Te Kākāwhakaara | Watchman Island | Island | Auckland | 2015[135] | ||
Port Nicholson | Harbour | Wellington | 1984 | |||
Westland National Park | National park | West Coast | 1998 | |||
White Island | Island | Bay of Plenty | 1998 | |||
Whakaari / White Island Canyon | White Island Canyon | Undersea Canyon | Bay of Plenty | 2016[136] | ||
Tapu Bush | Bush | Northland | 2002 | |||
Rocky Point | Point | Northland | 2002 | |||
Whangākea / Pandora | Pandora | Locality | Northland | 2015[137] | ||
East Island | Island | Gisborne | 2009[138] | |||
Hicks Bay | Bay | East Cape | 2019[139] | |||
Paxton Point | Point | Northland | 2015[140] | |||
Wharepapa / Arthur Range | Arthur Range | Range | Nelson | 2014[141] | ||
Lowry Bay | Bay | Wellington | 2009 | |||
White Bluffs | Bluffs | Marlborough | 1998 | |||
Mount Couper | Hill | Wellington | 2007 | |||
Point | Gisborne | 2013 |
Dual name | Type of place | Region | Year recorded | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wetland | Taranaki | 2013[142] | |||
Rock | Chatham Islands | 2018[143] | |||
Channel | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Site | Manawatū | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Bay | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Rock | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bush | Hawkes Bay | 2015[144] | |||
Stream | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Locality | Otago | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2019[145] | |||
Bay | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Forest | Auckland | 2015 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Otago | 2016 | |||
Stream | Otago | 2016 | |||
Stream | Gisborne | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013[146] | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013[147] | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013[148] | |||
Stream | Westland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013[149] | Name does not refer to the suburb | ||
Locality | Nelson | 2013[150] | Name does not refer to the channel | ||
Bay | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Locality | Westland | 2013[151] | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013[152] | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013[153] | |||
Point | Northland | 2013[154] | |||
Locality | Westland | 2013[155] | |||
Locality | Southland | 2013 | |||
Rock | Bay of Plenty | 2013[156] | |||
Rock | North Auckland | 2013[157] | |||
Bay | Nelson | 2013[158] | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Hill | Manawatū | 2013 | |||
Rock | Northland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Westland | 2013 | |||
Island | Hawkes Bay | 2013 | |||
Locality | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Northland | 2013 | |||
Hill | Hawkes Bay | 2013 | |||
Peninsula | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bay | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Lake | Westland | 1992[159] | |||
Lake | Canterbury | 1995[160] | |||
Lake | Bay of Plenty | 1982[161] | |||
Lake | Bay of Plenty | 1988[162] | |||
Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Point | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Flat Island / Motueka Island | Island | Northland | 2021 | ||
Point | Gisborne | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Stream | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Stream | Westland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Channel | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Bay | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Point | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Hill | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Lake | Otago | 2013 | |||
Stream | Westland | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Chatham Islands | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Hill | Westland, Canterbury | 2013 | |||
Hill | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Spring | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Stream | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Stream | Hawkes Bay | 2013 | |||
Hill | Waikato | 2013 | |||
Point | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bay | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Westland | 2013 | |||
Point | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Waikato | 2013 | |||
Rock | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Point | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Stream | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Hill | Auckland | 2022 | [163] | ||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Waikato | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Bay | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Point | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Point | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Locality | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Island | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Point | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Stream | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Bay | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Chatham Islands | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Stream | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Island | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Point | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Coromandel | 2013 | |||
Island | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Bay | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Point | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Point | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Channel | Gisborne | 2013 | |||
Bay | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Waterfall | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Point | Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Rock | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Island | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | South Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Reef | Northland | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | Wellington | 2013 | |||
Bay | Marlborough | 2013 | |||
Point | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Point | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Point | North Auckland | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Cave | Manawatū | 2013 | |||
Bay | Gisborne | 2013 | |||
Stream | Taranaki | 2013 | |||
Island | Northland | 2013 | |||
Bay | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Point | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Hill | Hawke's Bay | 2013 | |||
Lake | Bay of Plenty | 2013 | |||
Island | Nelson | 2013 | |||
Island | Taranaki | 2013 |