More links and websites
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Search for place names
A searchable database of New Zealand names on the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) site.
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Frameworks of the New Zealand geographic board
Detailed information on the official naming process.
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Science on the map
An article about New Zealand places named for scientists by Garry J. Tee.
More suggestions and sources
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Griffiths, George. Names and places in Southern New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago Heritage, 1990.
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Irvine-Smith, F. L. The streets of my city. Wellington, A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1948.
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McKinnon, Malcolm, ed. New Zealand historical atlas. Auckland: David Bateman, 1997.
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Reed, A. W. Place names of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Raupo, 2010.
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Startup, R. M. New Zealand post offices. Rev. ed. Whenuapai: Postal History Society of New Zealand, 1993.
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Wises’ New Zealand Guide: a gazetteer of New Zealand. 8th ed. Auckland: Wises Publications, 1987
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