Many official place names in New Zealand

New Zealand place names

Most New Zealand place-names are derived from Māori and British sources. Both groups used names to commemorate notable people, events, places from their homeland, their ships or to described the surrounding area...

are dual names

Dual naming

Dual naming is a policy for the naming of geographical landmarks, in which an official name is adopted that combines two previous names. Usually, the context is a conflict over which of the two previous names is most appropriate....

, incorporating both the original Māori place names and the English names bestowed since European settlement. 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.

The practice of giving certain New Zealand places dual names began in the 1920s, but dual names have become much more common in the 1990s and 2000s, in part due to treaty settlements

Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements

Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements have been a significant feature of New Zealand race relations and politics since 1975. Over the last 30 years, New Zealand governments have increasingly provided formal legal and political opportunity for Māori to seek redress for breaches by the Crown of...

. Many places have names with a long heritage in each culture. For instance, a recently initialled settlement will see Cloudy Bay

Cloudy Bay

Cloudy Bay is located at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, to the south of the Marlborough Sounds. The area lends its name to one of the best known New World white wines although the grapes used in production of that wine are grown in the Marlborough wine region further inland.The bay...

, given this name by Captain Cook

James Cook

Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...

 in 1770, renamed Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay, with the Māori name recalling the early explorer Kupe

Kupe

In the Māori mythology of some tribes, Kupe was involved in the Polynesian discovery of New Zealand.-Contention:There is contention concerning the status of Kupe. The contention turns on the authenticity of later versions of the legends, the so-called 'orthodox' versions closely associated with S....

 scooping up oysters from the bay.

In rare cases, a place may be given two alternative names instead of one dual name. Prominent examples include the mountain called Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont and the town called Whanganui

Whanganui

Various places in New Zealand are called Whanganui:*Whanganui, a city at the mouth of the Whanganui River, also often spelled "Wanganui", Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui Island, Waikato Region...

 or Wanganui. These places are not included in the list below.

Assignment

Official place names in New Zealand are usually determined by the New Zealand Geographic Board

New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...

 (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

Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand....

 claims settlements and then enacted by Parliament. The 1998 Ngai Tahu settlement alone established 87 dual names, including Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Orthography

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, e.g. name1 / name2. Placing a space before and after the slash is encouraged.

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

Baring Head

Baring Head lies between Wellington Harbour and Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. The Baring Head Lighthouse, constructed in 1935, is located on the headland....

 / Ōrua-pouanui).

List of dual names

New name	Former name	Type of place	Region	Year changed	Notes
Alpine Lake / Ata Puai Alpine Lake / Ata Puai Alpine Lake / Ata Puai is a small lake in the West Coast Region of New Zealand. The lake is located south of Okarito and west of the larger Lake Mapourika. "Alpine" is something of a misnomer as the lake is only from the sea and at an elevation of less than 100m....	Alpine Lake	Lake	West Coast	1998
Aoraki / Mount Cook	Mount Cook	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Aoraki / Mount Cook	Mount Cook Mount Cook Village Mount Cook VillageUrban AreaPopulation:Extent:Territorial AuthorityName:Mackenzie District CouncilPopulation:Mayor:Website:Extent:Regional councilName:Environment Canterbury...	Township	Canterbury	1998
Ashburton River / Hakatere	Ashburton River Ashburton River (New Zealand) The Ashburton River / Hakatere is a river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. The river has two branches which meet from the coast, just inland of the town of Ashburton. The branches remain parallel and no more than apart for a further upstream of their confluence, finally diverging near...	River	Canterbury	1998
Ashley River / Rakahuri	Ashley River	River	Canterbury	1998
Avon River / Ōtakaro	Avon River Avon River, Canterbury The Avon River flows through the centre of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and out to an estuary, which it shares with the Heathcote River, the Avon Heathcote Estuary.- Geology :...	River	Canterbury	1998
Awaroa / Godley Head	Godley Head	Headland	Canterbury	2003
Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui	Baring Head Baring Head Baring Head lies between Wellington Harbour and Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. The Baring Head Lighthouse, constructed in 1935, is located on the headland....	Headland	Wellington	2009
Blumine Island (Oruawairua)	Blumine Island Blumine Island Blumine Island, or Oruawairua in the Māori language, is in the Marlborough Sounds in the South Island of New Zealand.Blumine Island is approx and is mostly hill country. It is the site of a scenic reserve meaning anyone can visit the island...	Island	Marlborough	1980
Browning Pass / Noti Raureka	Browning Pass	Mountain pass	West Coast	1998
Burgess Island (Pokohinu)	Burgess Island	Island	Auckland	1982
Cam River / Ruataniwha Cam River / Ruataniwha The Cam River / Ruataniwha is a small river in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Kaiapoi River, itself a tributary of the Waimakariri River....	Cam River	River	Canterbury	1998
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku	Campbell Island Campbell Island, New Zealand Campbell Island is a remote, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island , Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the...	Island	Subantarctic islands	1998
Canister Cove (Waikokopu)	Canister Cove	Bay	Chatham Islands	1982
Cave Creek / Kotihotiho	Cave Creek	River	West Coast	1998
Clutha River / Mata-Au	Clutha River Clutha River The Clutha River / Mata-Au is the second longest river in New Zealand flowing south-southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean, south west of Dunedin. It is the highest volume river in New Zealand, and the swiftest, with a catchment of ,...  (upstream of river fork)	River	Otago	1998
Colac Bay / Ōraka	Colac Bay Colac Bay Colac Bay is a small township on the Southern Scenic Route, 10 minutes from Riverton. Surrounding areas include Longwood, Tihaka, Waipango, Round Hill, Wakapatu, Ruahine, Pahia and Orepuki....	Township	Southland	1998
Colac Bay / Ōraka	Colac Bay Colac Bay Colac Bay is a small township on the Southern Scenic Route, 10 minutes from Riverton. Surrounding areas include Longwood, Tihaka, Waipango, Round Hill, Wakapatu, Ruahine, Pahia and Orepuki....	Bay/Inlet	Southland	1998
Cook River / Weheka	Cook River Cook River The Cook River / Weheka is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are from the La Perouse Glacier on the western flanks of the Southern Alps, and it flows west, then northeast, then northwest and into the Tasman Sea. Its tributaries include the Balfour River, fed by the Balfour...	River	West Coast	1998
Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai	Coopers Lagoon	Lagoon	Canterbury	1998
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu	Dart River	River	Otago	1998
Doubtful Sound / Patea	Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound is a very large and naturally imposing fjord in Fiordland, in the far south west of New Zealand. It is located in the same region as the smaller but more famous and accessible Milford Sound...	Fiord	Southland	1998
East Cape / Koromere	East Cape	Headland	Southland	1998
Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers/lhutai	Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers	Estuary	Canterbury	1998
Fanal Island (Motukino)	Fanal Island	Island	Auckland	1982
Fighting Bay (Oraumoa)	Fighting Bay	Bay/Inlet	Marlborough	1980
Flower Pot (Onoua)	Flower Pot	Locality	Chatham Islands	1982
Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe	Fox Glacier Fox Glacier The Fox Glacier is a long glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island...	Glacier	West Coast	1998	Name does not apply to the town.
Franz Josef / Waiau	Franz Josef Franz Josef, New Zealand Franz Josef is a small town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Whataroa is 32 km to the north-east, and the township of Fox Glacier is 23 km to the south-west. State Highway 6 runs through the town...	Township	West Coast	1998
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere	Franz Josef Glacier Franz Josef Glacier The Franz Josef is a long glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island...	Glacier	West Coast	1998
Gillespies Point / Kōhaihai	Gillespies Point	Headland	West Coast	1998
Goat Island / Rakiriri	Goat Island Goat Island, Otago Harbour Goat Island / Rakiriri is an island in Otago Harbour in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre....	Island	Otago	1998
Greenstone River / Hokonui	Greenstone or Big Hohonu River	River	West Coast	1998
Grey River / Māwheranui	Grey River Grey River The Grey River / Māwheranui is located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in Lake Christabel, one of numerous small lakes on the western side of the Southern Alps,12 kilometres southwest of the Lewis Pass, and runs westward for 120 kilometres before draining into the...	River	West Coast	1998
Groper Island (Tatapihi)	Groper Island	Island	Marlborough	1982
Haast Pass / Tioripatea	Haast Pass Haast Pass Haast Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. It is named for Julius von Haast, a 19th century explorer who was also geologist for the Provincial government of Canterbury...	Mountain pass	Otago	1998
Harris Saddle / Tarahaka Whakatipu	Harris Saddle	Mountain pass	Otago	1998
Haukawakawa (Madsen)	Madsen	Locality	Nelson	1983
Hauturu / Little Barrier Island	Little Barrier Island	Island	Auckland	2004
Herekopare Island (Te Marama)	Herekopare Island	Island	Southland	1998
Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka	Hollyford River Hollyford River The Hollyford River is located in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It runs for eighty miles in Fiordland, its source being ten kilometres to the north of the northern tip of Lake Te Anau and close to the Homer Tunnel....	River	Southland	1998
Horomamae / Owen Island	Owen Island	Island	Southland	2001
Howells Point / Taramea	Howells Point	Headland	Southland	1998
Inainatu / Pile Bay	Pile Bay	Bay/inlet	Canterbury	2003
Island Hill / Tumuaki	Island Hill	Hill	West Coast	1998
Jackson Bay / Okahu	Jackson Bay Jackson Bay Jackson Bay is a gently curving bay 24 kilometers wide, located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It faces the Tasman Sea to the north, and is backed by the Southern Alps...	Bay/Inlet	West Coast	1998	Not applicable to the township
Jacksons Reef (Patuatini)	Jacksons Reef	Reef	Waikato	1973
Kaioruru / Church Bay	Church Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003
Kaitira (East Entry Point)	East Entry Point	Headland	Nelson	1979
Karewa / Gannet Island	Gannet Island Gannet Island Gannet Island is a small island some offshore from Kawhia on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Protected as a wildlife sanctuary, it was found to be the country's largest single breeding colony of Australasian Gannets in a 1980 census.The island consists of the eroded remnant of a...	Island	Waikato	2002
Kurow Hill / Te Kohurau	Kurow Hill	Hill	Otago	1998
Lake Alabaster / Wāwāhi Waka	Lake Alabaster	Lake	Otago	1998
Lake Browning / Whakarewa	Lake Browning	Lake	West Coast	1998
Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)	Lake Ellesmere Lake Ellesmere Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is located in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is actually a broad, shallow lagoon located directly to the west of Banks Peninsula, separated from the Pacific Ocean by a long narrow sandy spit called Kaitorete Spit, or more correctly Kaitorete...	Lake	Canterbury	1989
Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau	Lake Grassmere Lake Grassmere Lake Grassmere is close to Cook Strait in the northeastern South Island of New Zealand.- Geography :Lake Grassmere, south of Blenheim and south of the mouth of the Awatere River, is a shallow lagoon protected from the open sea by a single barrier beach covered by sand dunes...	Lake	Marlborough	1998
Lake Ianthe / Matahi	Lake Ianthe Lake Ianthe Lake Ianthe is a lake located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. A number of small streams flow into the lake and it empties into the Wanganui River...	Lake	West Coast	1998
Lake Karoro / Mathews	Lake Mathews	Lake	Northland	2002
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai	Lake McKerrow Lake McKerrow Lake McKerrow, also known by the Maori name of Whakatipu Waitai, lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. The lake runs from southeast to northwest, is 15 kilometres in length, and covers 28 km²....	Lake	Otago	1998
Lake Ōkataina / Te Moana i kataina ā Te Rangitakaroro	Lake Okataina Lake Okataina Lake Okataina is the northernmost and largest of four smaller lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotokakahi , Lake Tikitapu , and Lake Okareka...	Lake	Bay of Plenty	2006
Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu	Lake Rotoiti Lake Rotoiti, Bay of Plenty Lake Rotoiti is a lake in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is the northwesternmost in a chain of lakes formed within the Okataina caldera. The lake is close to the northern shore of its more famous neighbour, Lake Rotorua, and is connected to it via the Ohau Channel. It drains to the...	Lake	Bay of Plenty	2006
Lake Rotoroa Lake Rotoroa, Waikato Lake Rotoroa is a lake in Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.It has a surface area of about 54 hectares and an average depth of 2.4 metres....  (Hamilton Lake)	Hamilton Lake	Lake	Waikato	1974	Gazetteer lists this as "Lake Rotorua (Hamilton Lake)" (with a "u")
Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe	Lake Rotorua Lake Rotorua Lake Rotorua is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8km2. With a mean depth of only 10 metres it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water. It is located in the Bay of Plenty region...	Lake	Bay of Plenty	2006
Leaning Rock / Haehaeata	Leaning Rock	Rock	Otago	1998
Little Mangere Island (Tapuaenuku) The Fort	Little Mangere Island	Island	Chatham Islands	1982
Little Mount Peel / Huatekerekere	Little Mount Peel	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Lords River / Tūtaekawetoweto	Lords River	River	Southland	1998
Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō	Lyttelton Harbour Lyttelton Harbour Lyttelton Harbour is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand. The other is Akaroa Harbour.Approximately 15 km in length from its mouth to Teddington, the harbour was formed from a series of ancient volcanic eruptions that created a caldera, the...	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	1998
Mackenzie Pass / Manahuna	Mackenzie Pass	Mountain pass	Canterbury	1998
Mahināpua Creek / Tūwharewhare	Mahināpua Creek	Stream	West Coast	1998
Mākaro / Ward Island	Ward Island	Island	Wellington	2001
Manawatāwhi / Great Island	Great Island	Island	Northland	2005
Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands	Three Kings Islands Three Kings Islands The Three Kings Islands or Manawa Islands are a group of 13 islands about northwest of Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. They measure about 4.86 km² in area...	Island group	Northland	2005
Matiu / Somes Island	Somes Island	Island	Wellington	1997
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi	Milford Sound Milford Sound Milford Sound is a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site...	Bay/Inlet	Southland	1998
Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki	Moeraki Boulders Moeraki Boulders The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden, and are located at . They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they...	Geological formation	Otago	1998
Mokiiti / Little Moggy Island	Little Moggy Island	Island	Southland	2002
Mokinui / Big Moggy Island	Big Moggy Island	Island	Southland	2002
Motukauatiiti / Corsair Bay	Corsair Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003	Does not apply to Corsair Bay suburb.
Motukauatirahi / Cass Bay	Cass Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003	Does not apply to adjacent suburb.
Motukokako Island (Piercy Island)	Piercy Island Piercy Island Piercy Island, often known simply as "The Hole In The Rock”, is located off the north coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is at the very northern tip of Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands...	Island	Northland	1989
Motunau (Plate Island)	Plate Island	Island	Bay of Plenty	1988
Mount Alfred / Ari	Mount Alfred	Mountain	Otago	1998
Mount Anglem / Hananui	Mount Anglem	Mountain	Southland	1998
Mount Aspiring / Tititea	Mount Aspiring	Mountain	Otago	1998
Mount Charles / Poatiri	Mount Charles	Mountain	Otago	1998
Mount Diffenbach (Hemokawa)	Mount Diffenbach	Hill	Chatham Islands	1982
Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi	Mount Earnslaw Mount Earnslaw Mount Earnslaw, also known by its Māori name of Pikirakatahi, is a 2819 m mountain in New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Earnslaw village in the parish of...	Mountain	Otago	1998
Mount Grey / Maukatere Mount Grey / Maukatere Mount Grey / Maukatere is a mountain west of Amberley in New Zealand. Mount Grey is named after Sir George Grey, the governor and Premier between 1845 and 1879. The Maori name for the mountain was Maukatere, which means "floating mountain", as they believed spirits of the dead left from the...	Mount Grey	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Mount Harman / Kaniere	Mount Harman	Mountain	West Coast	1998
Mount Harper / Mahaanui	Mount Harper	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Mount Hauruia / Bald Rock	Bald Rock	Peak	Northland	2003
Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki Mount Herbert is, at , the highest peak on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. It is located south of Lyttelton Harbour and has the township of Diamond Harbour located at its northern foot.-References:...	Mount Herbert Banks Peninsula Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves...	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Mount MacKenzie / Pakihiwitahi	Mount MacKenzie	Mountain	Otago	1998
Mount Nimrod / Kaumira	Mount Nimrod	Mountain	Canterbury	1998
Mount Upright / Te Taumata o Uekanuku	Mount Upright	Mountain	West Coast	1998
Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa	Mount Watkin	Mountain	Otago	1998
New River / Kaimata New River / Kaimata The New River is a river in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the hills to the west of Lake Brunner and flows down the north edge of the floodplain of the Taramakau River then turns north for about behind coastal dunes before meeting the Tasman Sea.There was...	New River	River	West Coast	1998
Nga Kiore (Jag Rocks)	Jag Rocks	Island group	Nelson	1983
Ngā Motu / Sugar Loaf Islands	Sugar Loaf Islands Sugar Loaf Islands The Sugar Loaf Islands are a collection of five small uninhabited islands and several sea stacks near Port Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand. The largest island, Moturoa Island, covers approximately...	Island group	Taranaki	1999
Nine Mile Creek / Kotorepi	Nine Mile Creek	Stream	West Coast	1998
North Branch Ashburton River / Hakatere	North Branch Ashburton River	River	Canterbury	1998
North-East Reef (Terangi-taumaewa)	North-East Reef	Reef	Chatham Islands	1982
Ōkāritoiti / Lake Windermere	Lake Windermere	Lake	West Coast	2010
Old Man Range / Kopuwai	Old Man Range	Mountain range	Otago	1998
Otamahua / Quail Island	Quail Island	Island	Canterbury	2003
Otokitoki / Gollans Bay	Gollans Bay	Bay/inlet	Canterbury	2003
Otututu (Rough) River	Rough River	River	West Coast	1987
Pahatea / Durden Hill	Durden Hill	Hill	Otago	2007
Pariwhero / Red Rocks	Red Rocks	Rock	Wellington	2009
Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera	Paterson Inlet (North and South West Arms)	Bay/Inlet	Southland	1998
Pauakaiwawe (McLarens Bay)	McLarens Bay	Bay/Inlet	Nelson	1983
Pig Island / Mātau	Pig Island	Island	Otago	1998
Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka	Pigeon Island	Island	Otago	1998
Pireka (Low Neck Bay)	Low Neck Bay	Bay/Inlet	Nelson	1983
Pitt Island (Rangiauria)	Pitt Island	Island	Chatham Islands	1982
Pōhatu / Flea Bay	Flea Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003
Port Hutt (Whangaroa Harbour)	Port Hutt	Harbour	Chatham Islands	1982
Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata	Port Levy Port Levy Port Levy is a long, sheltered bay and settlement on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand.The current population is under 100, but in the mid-19th century it was the largest Māori settlement in Canterbury with a population of about 400 people...  (Potiriwi)	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	1998
Port Pegasus / Pikihatiti	Port Pegasus Port Pegasus Port Pegasus is located at the southern end of Stewart Island in New Zealand. From the 1890s to the 1950s, Port Pegasus was the site of a small fishing community. There was also a small tin-mining boom in the area in the 1890s...	Bay/Inlet	Southland	1998
Port William / Potirepo	Port William	Bay/Inlet	Southland	1998
Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream	Shellback Stream	Stream	Waikato	1974
Pukepohatu / Bald Rock	Bald Rock	Rock	Northland	2002
Puotewheke (Scuffle Island)	Scuffle Island	Island	Nelson	1983
Puroa / Boar Hill	Boar Hill	Hill	Northland	2002
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)	The Pyramid	Island	Chatham Islands	1982
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua	Quarantine Island	Island	Otago	1998
Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island	D'Urville Island D'Urville Island, New Zealand D'Urville Island is an island in the Marlborough Sounds along the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. With an area of approximately , it is the eighth-largest island of New Zealand, and has around 52 permanent...	Island	Marlborough	2008
Refuge Island / Takataka	Refuge Island Refuge island A refuge island, also known as a pedestrian refuge or pedestrian island, is a small section of pavement or sidewalk, completely surrounded by asphalt or other road materials, where pedestrians can stop before finishing crossing a road...	Island	West Coast	1998
Riverton / Aparima	Riverton Riverton, New Zealand Riverton or Aparima is a small town at the south of the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the Southland region and lies at the western end of Oreti Beach, 30 kilometres west of Invercargill on the Southern Scenic Route. It is approx. 45 km from Stewart Island and provides a safe harbour...	Township	Southland	1998
Rocky Point / Tauotikirangi	Rocky Point	Headland	West Coast	1998
Round Rock (Rangituka)	Round Rock	Rock	Chatham Islands	1982
Selwyn River / Waikirikiri	Selwyn River	River	Canterbury	1998
Seven Mile Creek / Waimatuku	Seven Mile Creek	Stream	West Coast	1998
Shag Point / Matakaea	Shag Point	Headland	Otago	1998
Shag River (Waihemo)	Shag River Shag River Shag River is located in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Kakanui Range, flowing southeast for 50 kilometres before reaching the Pacific Ocean near the town of Palmerston...	River	Otago	1985
Ship Cone / Ōtaupiri	Ship Cone Hokonui Hills The Hokonui Hills, also known as The Hokonui Mountains or simply The Hokonui, are a range of hills in northern Southland, New Zealand. They rise to 600 metres above the surrounding Southland Plains, of which the hills mark a northern extremity....	Hill	Southland	1998
Sinclair Head / Te Rimurapa	Sinclair Head	Headland	Wellington	2009
Snares Islands / Tini Heke	Snares Islands	Island group	Subantarctic islands	1998
Solander Island (Hautere)	Solander Island	Island	Southland	1980
South Branch Ashburton River / Hakatere	South Branch Ashburton River	River	Canterbury	1998
South Cape / Whiore	South Cape	Headland	Southland	1998
South East Island (Rangatira)	South East Island	Island	Chatham Islands	1982
South West Cape / Puhiwaero	South West Cape South West Cape, New Zealand South West Cape, located at , is a cape on the south coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is the southernmost point on the island, and as such is almost the southernmost point on the main chain of islands that make up New Zealand, beaten to that honour by the tiny Murphy Island, which lies...	Headland	Southland	1998
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana	Southern Alps Southern Alps The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...	Mountain range	Canterbury	1998
Spy Glass Point (Piripaua)	Spy Glass Point	Headland	Marlborough	1975
Steeple Rock / Te Aroaro-o-Kupe	Steeple Rock	Rock	Wellington	2009
Stewart Island / Rakiura	Stewart Island	Island	Southland	1998
Taieri Island / Moturata	Taieri Island	Island	Otago	1998
Taki-a-Maru (Fish Reef)	Fish Reef	Reef	Otago	1985
Tapoa / Erskine Point	Erskine Point	Headland	Canterbury	1949/2003
Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	Hill	Canterbury	1949/2003	Does not apply to suburb of Christchurch.
Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island	Big South Cape Island	Island	Southland	2001
Te Akaroa (West Entry Point)	West Entry Point	Headland	Nelson	1979
Te Akau (Black Beach)	Black Beach	Beach	Nelson	1983
Te Aumiti (French Pass)	French Pass	Channel	Nelson	1983
Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River	Hutt River Hutt River, New Zealand thumb|300px|The Hutt River looking downstream.The Hutt River flows through the southern North Island of New Zealand...	River	Wellington	2010
Te Henga (Bethells Beach) Te Henga (Bethells Beach) Te Henga is a coastal community located in the north of the North Island, New Zealand. The Māori name Te Henga, meaning sand, originally applied to a wide area of the lower Waitakere River valley, but in 1976 the New Zealand Geographic Board changed the name of the beach from Bethells Beach to Te...	Bethells Beach	Beach	Auckland	1979
Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula	Miramar Peninsula Miramar Peninsula The Miramar Peninsula is a peninsula at the southeastern end of the city of Wellington, New Zealand.The peninsula is 800 hectares and contains the suburbs of Miramar, Maupuia, Strathmore and Seatoun...	Peninsula	Wellington	2010
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is a locality in New Zealand, at the south eastern extremity of Christchurch city. Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula....	Taylors Mistake	Locality	Canterbury	1949/2003	The dual name applies to the locality, not the bay, which is still known as Taylors Mistake.
Te Pohue / Camp Bay	Camp Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003
Te Umukuri (Wellers Rock)	Wellers Rock	Rock	Otago	1987
Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour	Diamond Harbour	Island	Canterbury	2003
Te Whakahewa (The Horns)	The Horns	Point	Chatham Islands	1982
Te Wharau / Charteris Bay	Charteris Bay	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003
Ten Mile Creek / Waianiwaniwa	Ten Mile Creek	Stream	West Coast	1998
The Bluff / Motupōhue	The Bluff (Bluff Hill)	Hill	Southland	1998
The Castle (Rangiwheau)	The Castle	Island	Chatham Islands	1982
The Doughboy / Kokiraki	The Doughboy	Hill	West Coast	1998
The Sisters (Rangitatahi)	The Sisters		Chatham Islands	1982
Tihiokahukura / Castle Rock	Castle Rock	Rock outcrop	Canterbury	2003
Tikitapu / Blue Lake	Lake Tikitapu Lake Tikitapu Lake Tikitapu or Blue Lake, is the smallest of four small lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotokakahi , Lake Okareka, and Lake Okataina....  (Blue Lake)	Lake	Bay of Plenty	2006
Tia Island (Entrance)		Island	Southland	1998
Timore Island (Chimneys)		Island	Southland	1998
Titi / Muttonbird Islands	Muttonbird Islands	Island group	Southland	1998	Gazetteer contains five records for this name, identical except for coordinates.
Tu Araiawa Island (Fin Island)	Fin Island	Island	Nelson	1983
Waerenga / Mission Bay	Mission Bay	Bay	Bay of Plenty	2006
Waikawau / Hannahs Bay	Hannahs Bay	Bay	Bay of Plenty	2006
Waingaehe / Holdens Bay	Holdens Bay	Bay	Bay of Plenty	2006
Waireinga / Bridal Veil Falls	Bridal Veil Falls	Waterfall	Waikato	2008
Waitata / Little Port Cooper	Little Port Cooper	Bay/Inlet	Canterbury	2003
Wellington Harbour Wellington Harbour Wellington Harbour is the large natural harbour at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is on the western side of Wellington Harbour. The harbour was officially named Port Nicholson until it assumed its current name in the 1980s.In Māori the harbour is...  (Port Nicholson)	Port Nicholson	Harbour	Wellington	1984
Westland National Park / Tai Poutini National Park	Westland National Park Westland National Park Westland Tai Poutini National Park is located on the western coast of New Zealand's South Island. Established in 1960, the centenary of the European settlement of Westland District, it covers 1,175 km², and extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to a wild and remote coastline...	National park	West Coast	1998
Whakaari / White Island	White Island	Island	Bay of Plenty	1998
Whakapaingarara / Tapu Bush	Tapu Bush	Bush	Northland	2002
Whakapirau / Rocky Point	Rocky Point	Point	Northland	2002
Whiorau / Lowry Bay	Lowry Bay	Bay	Wellington	2009
White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti	White Bluffs	Bluffs	Marlborough	1998
Whitireia / Mount Couper	Mount Couper	Hill	Wellington	2007