Dual name |
Former name |
Type of place |
Region |
Year adopted |
Notes
|
Aldermen Islands (Ruamaahu) Nature Reserve |
|
Nature Reserve |
Coromandel |
2009[14] |
|
Alpine Lake / Ata Puai |
Alpine Lake |
Lake |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Aoraki / Mount Cook |
Mount Cook |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park |
Mount Cook National Park |
National Park |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Aoraki / Mount Cook Village |
Mount Cook Village |
Township |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Aotea / Shelly Beach |
Shelly Beach |
Beach |
Auckland |
2013[15] |
|
Ashburton River / Hakatere |
Ashburton River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Ashley River / Rakahuri |
Ashley River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Atiu or Middle Island |
Middle Island |
Island |
Coromandel |
1994[16] |
|
Atuanui / Mount Auckland |
Mount Auckland |
Mountain |
Auckland |
2013[17] |
|
Aua / King Billy Island |
King Billy Island |
Island |
Canterbury |
2020[18] |
|
Autere / East End Beach |
East End Beach |
Beach |
Taranaki |
2017[19] |
|
Avon River / Ōtākaro |
Avon River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Awaroa / Godley Head |
Godley Head |
Headland |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui |
Baring Head |
Headland |
Wellington |
2009[21] |
|
Blumine Island / Ōruawairua |
Blumine Island |
Island |
Marlborough |
1980[21] |
|
Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka |
Browning Pass |
Mountain pass |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Burgess Island (Pokohinu) |
Burgess Island |
Island |
Auckland |
1982[21] |
|
Cam River / Ruataniwha |
Cam River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku |
Campbell Island |
Island |
Subantarctic islands |
1998[9] |
|
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku shelf |
Campbell Island shelf |
Oceanic shelf |
Subantarctic islands |
2014[22] |
|
Canister Cove (Waikokopu) |
Canister Cove |
Bay |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui |
Cape Kidnappers |
Cape |
Hawke's Bay |
2018[24] |
|
Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua |
Cape Reinga |
Cape |
Northland |
2005[21] |
|
Cave Creek / Kotihotiho |
Cave Creek |
River |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
Known for Cave Creek disaster
|
Clutha River / Mata-Au |
Clutha River (upstream of river fork) |
River |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Codfish Island / Whenua Hou |
Codfish Island |
Island |
Southland |
2014[25] |
|
Colac Bay / Ōraka |
Colac Bay |
Township |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Colac Bay / Ōraka |
Colac Bay |
Bay |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Columbia Bank / Te Nuku-o-Mourea |
Columbia Bank |
Ocean bank |
Northland |
2015[26] |
|
Cook River / Weheka |
Cook River |
River |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai |
Coopers Lagoon |
Lagoon |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu |
Dart River |
River |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Dog Island / Motuwhangaikirehe Island |
Dog Island |
Island |
Northland |
2013[27] |
|
Double Island (Moturehu) Nature Reserve |
|
Conservation Land |
Coromandel |
2009[28] |
While the name of the nature reserve is official, the island of the same name does not yet have an official name
|
Doubtful Sound / Patea |
Doubtful Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
1998[9] |
|
East Cape / Koromere |
East Cape |
Headland |
Southland |
1998[9] |
Not to be confused with East Cape, Gisborne
|
Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers/Ihutai |
Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers |
Estuary |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park |
|
Conservation park |
Southland |
2015[29] |
|
Fanal Island (Motukino) |
Fanal Island |
Island |
Auckland |
1982[21] |
|
Flower Pot (Onoua) |
Flower Pot |
Locality |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe |
Fox Glacier |
Glacier |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
Name does not apply to the town.
|
Franz Josef / Waiau |
Franz Josef |
Township |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere |
Franz Josef Glacier |
Glacier |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Gillespies Point / Kōhaihai |
Gillespies Point |
Headland |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Goat Island / Rakiriri |
Goat Island |
Island |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Goat Island / Rakariri Scenic Reserve |
Goat Island Scenic Reserve |
Conservation park |
Otago |
2009[30] |
|
Golden Bay / Mohua |
Golden Bay |
Bay |
Tasman |
2014[31] |
|
Greenstone River / Hokonui |
Greenstone or Big Hohonu River |
River |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
Not to be confused with Greenstone River, Otago
|
Greville Harbour / Wharariki |
Greville Harbour |
Harbour |
Nelson |
2014[32] |
|
Grey River / Māwheranui |
Grey River |
River |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Groper Island / Tatapihi |
Groper Island |
Island |
Auckland |
1982[21] |
|
Haast Pass / Tioripatea |
Haast Pass |
Mountain pass |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Hamilton Island (Karaka) Scenic Reserve |
|
Conservation park |
Marlborough |
1981 |
|
Hāpūpū / J M Barker Historic Reserve |
|
Historic Reserve |
Chatham Islands |
1987 |
|
Harris Saddle / Tarahaka Whakatipu |
Harris Saddle |
Mountain pass |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Haukawakawa / Madsen |
Madsen |
Locality |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Haupapa / Tasman Glacier |
Tasman Glacier |
Glacier |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana |
Hauraki Gulf |
Bay |
Auckland |
2014[25] |
|
Hawea (Clio Rocks) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
2011 |
|
Hāwea / Bligh Sound |
Bligh Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[25] |
|
Herekōpare Island / Te Marama |
Herekopare Island |
Island |
Southland |
1998[21] |
|
Hikurangi / Goulter Hill |
Goulter Hill |
Hill |
Marlborough |
2014[33] |
|
Hikurua / de Surville Canyon |
de Surville Canyon |
Submarine Canyon |
Northland |
2018[34] |
|
Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs |
de Surville Cliffs |
Cliffs |
Northland |
2015[35] |
|
Hinemoatū / Howard River |
Howard River |
River |
Nelson |
2014[36] |
|
Hinenui / Nancy Sound |
Nancy Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[25] |
|
Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka |
Hollyford River |
River |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Horoirangi / Drumduan |
Drumduan |
Hill |
Nelson |
2014[37] |
|
Horomamae / Owen Island |
Owen Island |
Island |
Southland |
2001[21] |
|
Howells Point / Taramea |
Howells Point |
Headland |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Inainatū / Pile Bay |
Pile Bay |
Bay/inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Island Hill / Tumuaki |
Island Hill |
Hill |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Jackson Bay / Okahu |
Jackson Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
Not applicable to the township
|
Jacksons Reef / Patuatini |
Jacksons Reef |
Reef |
Waikato |
1973[21] |
|
Kahukura (Gold Arm) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
2011 |
|
Kaikiekie / Bradshaw Sound |
Bradshaw Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Kaioruru / Church Bay |
Church Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Kaitangata / Mansons Peninsula |
Mansons Peninsula |
Peninsula |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Kaitira / East Entry Point |
East Entry Point |
Headland |
Nelson |
1979[21] |
|
Karaka / Hamilton Island |
Hamilton Island |
Island |
Marlborough |
2013[40] |
|
Kārewa / Gannet Island |
Gannet Island |
Island |
Waikato |
2002[21] |
|
Kauri Point Birkenhead / Te Mātā-rae-o-Mana |
Kauri Point Birkenhead |
Point |
Auckland |
2015[41] |
|
Kawhitu or Stanley Island |
Stanley Island (Aitu) |
Island |
Coromandel |
1994[16] |
|
Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range |
Mount Cook Range |
Mountain Range |
Canterbury |
2013[42] |
|
Kōhatupapā / Ranfurly Bay |
Ranfurly Bay |
Bay |
Northland |
2017[43] |
|
Kōkōwhai Bay / Turners Bay |
Turners Bay |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2013[44] |
|
Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park |
|
Conservation Park |
Canterbury |
[25] |
|
Kurow Hill / Te Kohurau |
Kurow Hill |
Hill |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
2008 |
|
Lake Alabaster / Wāwāhi Waka |
Lake Alabaster |
Lake |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Lake Browning / Whakarewa |
Lake Browning |
Lake |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora |
Lake Ellesmere |
Lake |
Canterbury |
1989[21] |
|
Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau |
Lake Grassmere |
Lake |
Marlborough |
1998[9] |
|
Lake Ianthe / Matahi |
Lake Ianthe |
Lake |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Lake Karoro / Mathews |
Lake Mathews |
Lake |
Northland |
2002[21] |
|
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai |
Lake McKerrow |
Lake |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Lake Ōkataina / Te Moana i kataina ā Te Rangitakaroro |
Lake Okataina |
Lake |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[45] |
|
Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu |
Lake Rotoiti |
Lake |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[45] |
|
Lake Rotokākahi (Green Lake) Scenic Reserve |
|
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
|
Lake Rotoroa / Hamilton Lake |
Hamilton Lake |
Lake |
Waikato |
1974[21] |
|
Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe |
Lake Rotorua |
Lake |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[45] |
|
Leaning Rock / Haehaeata |
Leaning Rock |
Rock |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Little Mangere Island (Tapuaenuku) The Fort |
Little Mangere Island |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Little Mount Peel / Huatekerekere |
Little Mount Peel |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Lords River / Tūtaekawetoweto |
Lords River |
River |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō |
Lyttelton Harbour |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mackenzie Pass / Manahuna |
Mackenzie Pass |
Mountain pass |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mahināpua Creek / Tūwharewhare |
Mahināpua Creek |
Stream |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Mākaro / Ward Island |
Ward Island |
Island |
Wellington |
2001[21] |
|
Mākōtukutuku Stream / Washpool Creek |
|
River |
West Coast |
2021[21] |
Previously unnamed
|
Manawatāwhi / Great Island |
Great Island |
Island |
Northland |
2005[21] |
|
Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands |
Three Kings Islands |
Island group |
Northland |
2005[21] |
|
Maniaiti / Benneydale |
Benneydale |
Town |
Waikato |
|
|
Maniniaro / Angelus Peak |
Angelus Peak |
Hill |
Nelson |
2014[46] |
|
Matapara / Pickersgill Island |
Pickersgill Island |
Island |
Marlborough |
2014[47] |
|
Matira / Castle Rock |
Castle Point |
Point |
Wellington |
2011[48] |
|
Matiu / Somes Island |
Somes Island |
Island |
Wellington |
1997[21] |
|
Matukutūreia / McLaughlins Mountain |
McLaughlins Mountain |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[25] |
|
Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill |
One Tree Hill |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[25] |
|
Maungakura / Red Hill |
Red Hill |
Hill |
Nelson |
2011[49] |
|
Maungarei / Mount Wellington |
Mount Wellington |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[25] |
|
Maungaroa / Blagdon Hill |
Blagdon Hill |
Hill |
Taranaki |
2017[50] |
|
Maungawhau / Mount Eden |
Mount Eden |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[51] |
|
Meretoto / Ship Cove |
Ship Cove |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi |
Milford Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
1998[9] |
|
Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
2008 |
|
Moana-whenua-pōuri / Edwardson Sound |
Edwardson Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[52]
|
Moekawa / South West Island |
South West Island |
Island |
Northland |
2013[53] |
|
Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki |
Moeraki Boulders |
Geological formation |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki Scenic Reserve |
Moeraki Boulders Scenic Reserve |
Scenic Reserve |
Otago |
2009[54] |
|
Moeraki River / Blue River |
|
River |
Westland |
2013[55] |
|
Mokiiti / Little Moggy Island |
Little Moggy Island |
Island |
Southland |
2002[21] |
|
Mokinui / Big Moggy Island |
Big Moggy Island |
Island |
Southland |
2002[21] |
|
Motuareronui / Adele Island |
Adele Island |
Island |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Motuihe Island / Te Motu-a-Ihengotuihe |
Motuihe Island |
Island |
Auckland |
2014[25] |
|
Motukauatiiti / Corsair Bay |
Corsair Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
Does not apply to Corsair Bay suburb.
|
Motukauatirahi / Cass Bay |
Cass Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
Does not apply to adjacent suburb.
|
Motukōkako Island / Piercy Island |
Piercy Island |
Island |
Northland |
1989[21] |
also known as "The Hole In The Rock"
|
Motumānawa / Pollen Island |
Pollen Island |
Island |
Auckland |
2015[56] |
|
Motunau / Plate Island |
Plate Island |
Island |
Bay of Plenty |
1988[21] |
|
Motunui / Edwards Island |
Edwards Island |
Island |
Southland |
2001[57] |
|
Moturoa / Rabbit Island |
Rabbit Island |
Island |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Motutere / Castle Rock |
Castle Rock |
Hill |
Waikato |
2018[25] |
|
Mount Alfred / Ari |
Mount Alfred |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Anglem / Hananui |
Mount Anglem |
Mountain |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Aspiring / Tititea |
Mount Aspiring |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Charles / Poatiri |
Mount Charles |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Diffenbach (Hemokawa) |
Mount Diffenbach |
Hill |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi |
Mount Earnslaw |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Grey / Maukatere |
Mount Grey |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Harman / Kaniere |
Mount Harman |
Mountain |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Harper / Mahaanui |
Mount Harper |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Hauruia / Bald Rock |
Bald Rock |
Peak |
Auckland |
2003[20] |
|
Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Pātiki |
Mount Herbert |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mount MacKenzie / Pakihiwitahi |
Mount MacKenzie |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Nimrod / Kaumira |
Mount Nimrod |
Mountain |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Upright / Te Taumata o Uekanuku |
Mount Upright |
Mountain |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa |
Mount Watkin |
Mountain |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
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] |
|
Muhuaka / Capstan Rock |
Capstan Rock |
Island |
Hawke's Bay |
2018[61] |
|
Musick Point / Te Naupata |
Musick Point |
Point |
Auckland |
2018[25] |
|
Mutukaroa / Hamlin Hill |
Hamlin Hill |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[62] |
|
New River / Kaimata |
New River |
River |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Ngā Atua Tātā / Kerr Point |
Kerr Point |
Point |
Northland |
2015[63] |
|
Ngā Kiore / Jag Rocks |
Jag Rocks |
Island group |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Ngā Motu / Sugar Loaf Islands |
Sugar Loaf Islands |
Island group |
Taranaki |
1999[21] |
|
Ngataea / Hooper Point |
Hooper Point |
Point |
Northland |
2015[64] |
|
Nine Mile Creek / Kotorepi |
Nine Mile Creek |
Stream |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
North Branch Ashburton River / Hakatere |
North Branch Ashburton River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
North-East Reef (Terangi-taumaewa) |
North-East Reef |
Reef |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Ōhau / West Island |
West Island |
Island |
Northland |
2015[65] |
|
Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson |
Mount Hobson |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[66] |
|
Ōhuiarangi / Pigeon Mountain |
Pigeon Mountain |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[67] |
|
Ōkāritoiti / Lake Windermere |
Lake Windermere |
Lake |
West Coast |
2010[21] |
|
Old Man Range / Kopuwai |
Old Man Range |
Mountain range |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Omarupapako / Round Bush Scenic Reserve |
Round Bush Scenic Reserve |
Conservation area |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Ōmawete / Coopers Knob |
Coopers Knob |
Hill |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Ōparapara / Samson Bay |
|
Bay |
Nelson |
2021 |
|
Ōraumoa / Fighting Bay |
Fighting Bay |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[68] |
|
Oromaki / North East Island |
North East Island |
Island |
Northland |
2005[21] |
|
Ōrongomai / Cass Peak |
Cass Peak |
Hill |
Canterbury |
2020[18] |
|
Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond |
Mount Richmond |
Volcanic cone |
Auckland |
2014[69] |
|
Ōtaipango / Henderson Bay |
Henderson Bay |
Bay |
Northland |
2015[70] |
|
Ōtamahua / Quail Island |
Quail Island |
Island |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Ōtānerua / Hatfields Beach |
Hatfields Beach |
Beach |
Auckland |
2013[71] |
Name does not apply to the adjacent settlement
|
Ōtokitoki / Gollans Bay |
Gollans Bay |
Bay/inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Otututu / Rough River |
Rough River |
River |
West Coast |
1987[21] |
|
Paengarēhia / Twilight Beach |
Twilight Beach |
Beach |
Northland |
2015[72] |
|
Paepae-o-Tū / Bream Tail |
Bream Tail |
Point |
Northland |
2012[73] |
|
Pāhātea / Durden Hill |
Durden Hill |
Hill |
Otago |
2007[21] |
|
Pana / Blind Jims Creek |
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] |
|
Pariwhero / Red Rocks |
Red Rocks |
Rock |
Wellington |
2009[21] |
|
Pātakanui Stream / Grannys Creek |
|
Stream |
Wellington |
2021[21] |
|
Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera |
Paterson Inlet (North and South West Arms) |
Bay/Inlet |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Pāuakaiwawe / McLarens Bay |
McLarens Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere |
Pelorus Sound |
Sound |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Pig Island / Mātau |
Pig Island |
Island |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka |
Pigeon Island |
Island |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Pikikirunga / Caanan Downs |
Caanan Downs |
Downs |
Nelson |
2014[77] |
|
Pikimai / Church Hill |
Church Hill |
Hill |
Nelson |
2014[78] |
|
Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
1993 |
|
Pīreka / Low Neck Bay |
Low Neck Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Pitt Island (Rangiauria) |
Pitt Island |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Piwhane / Spirits Bay |
Spirits Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Northland |
2005[21] |
|
Pōhatu / Flea Bay |
Flea Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
Known for Pohatu Marine Reserve
|
Port Hutt (Whangaroa Harbour) |
Port Hutt |
Harbour |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata |
Port Levy (Potiriwi) |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Port Pegasus / Pikihatiti |
Port Pegasus |
Bay/Inlet |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Port William / Potirepo |
Port William |
Bay/Inlet |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Poukirikiri / Travers Saddle |
Travers Saddle |
Saddle |
Nelson |
2014[79] |
|
Pourangahau / Mount Robert |
Mount Robert |
Hill |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing National Historic Reserve |
Cook Landing (Gisborne) |
Historic Reserve |
Gisborne |
[25] |
|
Pukaha / Mount Bruce |
Mount Bruce |
Hill |
Wellington |
[25] |
|
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] |
|
Pukeamoamo / Mitre |
Mitre |
Mountain |
Wellington |
2017[31] |
|
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass |
Dyers Pass |
Pass |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Pukehīnau / Shellback Stream |
Shellback Stream |
Stream |
Waikato |
1974[21] |
|
Pukeone / Mount Campbell |
Mount Campbell |
Hill |
Nelson |
2014[83] |
|
Pukepohatu / Bald Rock |
Bald Rock |
Rock |
Northland |
2002[21] |
|
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] |
|
Pūotewheke / Scuffle Island |
Scuffle Island |
Island |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Puroa / Boar Hill |
Boar Hill |
Hill |
Northland |
2002[21] |
|
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) |
The Pyramid |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua |
Quarantine Island |
Island |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui |
Queen Charlotte Sound |
Sound |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Rākauroa / Torrent Bay |
Torrent Bay |
Bay |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Rakituma / Preservation Inlet |
Preservation Inlet |
Bay |
Southalnd |
2019[38] |
|
Rangihokopoi / Western Reef |
Western Reef |
Reef |
Chatham Islands |
2021[74] |
|
Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island |
D'Urville Island |
Island |
Marlborough |
2008[87] |
|
Rangituhi / Colonial Knob |
Colonial Knob |
Hill |
Wellington |
2014[88] |
|
Rarotonga / Mount Smart |
Mount Smart |
Hill |
Auckland |
2014[89] |
|
Red Mercury Island (Whakau) Scenic Reserve |
|
Conservation Area |
Coromandel |
2019 |
|
Refuge Island / Takataka |
Refuge Island |
Island |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Repanga (Cuvier) Island Nature Reserve |
|
Conservation Area |
Coromandel |
2009 |
|
Rerewhakaupoko Island / Solomon |
Solomon Island |
Island |
Southland |
1998 |
|
Riverton / Aparima |
Riverton |
Township |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Rocky Point / Tauotikirangi |
Rocky Point |
Headland |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Rocky Point / Tauotikirangi Scenic Reserve |
|
Conservation Area |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Rotokare / Barrett Lagoon |
Barrett Lagoon |
Lake |
Taranaki |
2014[90] |
|
Rotokura / Cable Bay |
Cable Bay |
Bay |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake |
Blue Lake |
Lake |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Rotomaninitua / Lake Angelus |
Lake Angelus |
Lake |
Nelson |
2014[91] |
|
Rotopōhueroa / Lake Constance |
Lake Constance |
Lake |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Round Rock (Rangituka) |
Round Rock |
Rock |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Ruakōura / Perpendicular Point |
Perpendicular Point |
Point |
Northland |
2015[92] |
|
Second Water Creek / Waipāpaku |
|
Creek |
Chatham Islands |
2009 |
|
Selwyn River / Waikirikiri |
Selwyn River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Separation Point / Te Matau |
Separation Point |
Point |
Nelson |
2014[93] |
|
Seven Mile Creek / Waimatuku |
Seven Mile Creek |
Stream |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Shag Point / Matakaea |
Shag Point |
Headland |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Shag Point / Matakaea Scientific Reserve |
Shag Point Scientific Reserve |
Conservation Area |
Otago |
2009 |
|
Ship Cone / Ōtaupiri |
Ship Cone |
Hill |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Sinclair Head / Te Rimurapa |
Sinclair Head |
Headland |
Wellington |
2009[21] |
|
Snares Islands / Tini Heke |
Snares Islands |
Island group |
Subantarctic islands |
1998[9] |
|
Solander Island / Hautere |
Solander Island |
Island |
Southland |
1980[21] |
|
South Branch Ashburton River / Hakatere |
South Branch Ashburton River |
River |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
South Cape / Whiore |
South Cape |
Headland |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
South East Island (Rangatira) |
South East Island |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
South West Cape / Puhiwaero |
South West Cape |
Headland |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana |
Southern Alps |
Mountain range |
Canterbury |
1998[9] |
|
Spy Glass Point / Piripāua |
Spy Glass Point |
Headland |
Marlborough |
1975[21] |
|
Steeple Rock / Te Aroaro-o-Kupe |
Steeple Rock |
Rock |
Wellington |
2009[21] |
|
Stewart Island / Rakiura |
Stewart Island |
Island |
Southland |
1998[9] |
|
Tāhoro / Union Bay |
Union Bay |
Bay |
Auckland |
2015[94] |
|
Taiari / Chalky Inlet |
Chalky Inlet |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[25] |
|
Taieri Island / Moturata |
Taieri Island |
Island |
Otago |
1998[9] |
|
Taiporoporo / Charles Sound |
Charles Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Taitetimu / Caswell Sound |
Caswell Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
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[21] |
|
Tamatea / Dusky Sound |
Dusky Sound |
Fiord |
Southland |
2019[99] |
|
Tāpoa / Erskine Point |
Erskine Point |
Headland |
Canterbury |
1949/2003[20] |
|
Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains |
Hector Mountains |
Mountain Range |
Otago |
2013[100] |
|
Tapuwaeharuru / Evans Pass |
Evans Pass |
Pass |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere |
Tasman Bay |
Bay |
Tasman |
2014[31]
|
Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant |
Mount Pleasant |
Hill |
Canterbury |
1949/2003[20] |
Does not apply to suburb of Christchurch.
|
Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island |
Big South Cape Island |
Island |
Southland |
2001[21] |
|
Taurere / Taylor Hill |
Taylors Hill |
Volcanic cone |
Auckland |
unofficial[101] |
|
Tawhitikurī / Goat Point |
Goat Point |
Point |
Wellington |
2014[102] |
|
Te Akaroa / West Entry Point |
West Entry Point |
Headland |
Nelson |
1979[21] |
|
Te Ākau / Black Beach |
Black Beach |
Beach |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore |
Port Gore |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[21] |
|
Te Aumiti / French Pass |
French Pass |
Channel |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River |
Hutt River |
River |
Wellington |
2010[103]
|
Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound |
Thompson Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Te Awaroa / Long Sound |
Long Sound |
Fiord |
Southland |
2019[104] |
|
Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound |
Sutherland Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Marine Reserve |
|
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] |
|
Te Henga / Bethells Beach |
Bethells Beach |
Beach |
Auckland |
1979[21] |
|
Te Heru o Kahukura / Sugarloaf |
Sugarloaf |
Hill |
Canterbury |
2020[18] |
|
Te Hoiere / Pelorus River |
Pelorus River |
Stream |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Te Horowai / Speargrass Creek |
Speargrass Creek |
Creek |
Nelson |
2014[107] |
|
Te Houhou / George Sound |
George Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Te Kā-a-Maki / Jackie Hill |
Jackie Hill |
Hill |
Auckland |
2015[108] |
|
Te Kauparenui / Gowan River |
Gowan River |
Stream |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Te Kōhanga / Shipwreck Bay |
Shipwreck Bay |
Bay |
Northland |
2015[109] |
|
Te Kohuroa / Mathesons Bay |
Mathesons Bay |
Bay |
Auckland |
2015[110] |
|
Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay |
Cloudy Bay |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Te Korowhakaunu / Kanáris Sound |
Cunaris Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[111] |
Spelling of the European portion was updated in 2021 from Cunaris to Kanáris
|
Te Kuri a Paoa/Young Nick’s Head National Historic Reserve |
Young Nick’s Head |
Historic Reserve |
Gisborne |
2012[112][113] |
|
Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay |
Ruby Bay |
Bay |
Nelson |
2014[114] |
|
Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors |
The Tors |
Hill |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula |
Miramar Peninsula |
Peninsula |
Wellington |
2010[115] |
|
Te Motu-o-Kura / Bare Island |
Bare Island |
Island |
Hawke's Bay |
2018[116] |
|
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake |
Taylors Mistake |
Locality |
Canterbury |
1949/2003[20] |
The dual name applies to the locality, not the bay, which is still known as Taylors Mistake.
|
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach |
Ninety Mile Beach |
Beach |
Northland |
1992[117] |
|
Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Bay of Plenty |
2006 |
|
Te Piaka / Adderley Head |
Adderley Head |
Headland |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Te Pōhue / Camp Bay |
Camp Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Te Pokohiwi / Boulder Bank |
Boulder Bank |
Barrier island |
Nelson |
2014[118] |
|
Te Poporo / Bulli Point |
Bulli Point |
Point |
Waikato |
2014[119] |
|
Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound |
Breaksea Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Te Rā / Dagg Sound |
Dagg Sound |
Fiord |
Fiordland |
2019[38] |
|
Te Rau-o-te-Huia / Mount Donald McLean |
Mount Donald McLean |
Hill |
Auckland |
2015[120] |
|
Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve |
|
Marine Reserve |
Fiordland |
2006 |
|
Te Tara-o-Te-Marama / Mount Freeth |
Mount Freeth |
Hill |
Marlborough |
2015[121] |
|
Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock |
Castle Rock |
Rock outcrop |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe / Ninepin Rock |
Ninepin Rock |
Rock outcrop |
Auckland |
2014[122] |
|
Te Tōwaka Bay / Burnside Bay |
|
Bay |
Marlborough |
2021 |
|
Te Umukuri / Wellers Rock |
Wellers Rock |
Rock |
Otago |
1987[21] |
|
Te Unuhanga-a-Rangitoto / Mercer Bay |
Mercer Bay |
Bay |
Auckland |
2014[123] |
|
Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill |
Witch Hill |
Hill |
Canterbury |
2020[39] |
|
Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek |
Henderson Creek |
Creek |
Auckland |
2015[124] |
|
Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour |
Diamond Harbour |
Bay |
Canterbury |
2003[21] |
Name does not apply to the town
|
Te Waiu o Pukemaire / Braemar Springs |
Braemar Springs |
Creek |
Bay of Plenty |
2005[125] |
|
Te Whakahewa / The Horns |
The Horns |
Point |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Te Whanganui / Port Underwood |
Port Underwood |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Te Wharau / Charteris Bay |
Charteris Bay |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[21] |
|
Te Whatu / Berghan Point |
Berghan Point |
Point |
Northland |
2017[126] |
|
Ten Mile Creek / Waianiwaniwa |
Ten Mile Creek |
Stream |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
The Bluff / Motupōhue |
The Bluff (Bluff Hill) |
Hill |
Southland |
1998[9] |
Located in Bluff
|
The Castle (Rangiwheau) |
The Castle |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
The Doughboy / Kokiraki |
The Doughboy |
Hill |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) |
The Pyramid |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
The Sisters / Rangitatahi |
The Sisters |
Island |
Chatham Islands |
1982[23] |
|
Tia Island / Entrance |
|
Island |
Southland |
1998[21] |
|
Tikitapu / Blue Lake |
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) |
Lake |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[45]
|
Timore Island / Chimneys |
|
Island |
Southland |
1998[21] |
|
Tiriparepa / Scott Point |
Scott Point |
Point |
Northland |
2015[127] |
|
Titeremoana (Pudding Island) Scenic Reserve |
|
Conservation Area |
Otago |
2009[21] |
|
Tītī / Muttonbird Islands |
Muttonbird Islands |
Island group |
Southland |
1998[21] |
|
Tohoraha / Mount Camel |
Mount Camel |
Hill |
Northland |
2015[128] |
|
Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock |
Split Apple Rock |
Rock |
Nelson |
2014[31] |
|
Tokomaru / Mount Robertson |
Mount Robertson |
Hill |
Marlborough |
2014[129] |
|
Tory Channel / Kura Te Au |
Tory Channel |
Sound |
Marlborough |
2014[31] |
|
Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay |
Poverty Bay |
Bay |
Gisborne |
2019[130] |
|
Tū Āraiawa Island / Fin Island |
Fin Island |
Island |
Nelson |
1983[21] |
|
Waerenga / Mission Bay |
Mission Bay |
Bay |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[21] |
|
Waiau Toa / Clarence River |
Clarence River |
Stream |
Marlborough |
2018[131] |
|
Waihemo / Shag River |
Shag River |
River |
Otago |
1985[21] |
|
Waikawau / Hannahs Bay |
Hannahs Bay |
Bay |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[21] |
|
Waikutakuta / Robin Hood Bay |
Robin Hood Bay |
Bay |
Marlborough |
2014[132] |
|
Waingaehe / Holdens Bay |
Holdens Bay |
Bay |
Bay of Plenty |
2006[21] |
|
Waimihia / Point Alison |
Point Alison |
Point |
Chatham Islands |
2021[74] |
|
Waipaparoa / Howick Beach |
Howick Beach |
Beach |
Auckland |
2018[133] |
|
Wairēinga / Bridal Veil Falls |
Bridal Veil Falls |
Waterfall |
Waikato |
2008[134]
|
Waitata / Little Port Cooper |
Little Port Cooper |
Bay/Inlet |
Canterbury |
2003[20] |
|
Watchman Island / Te Kākāwhakaara |
Watchman Island |
Island |
Auckland |
2015[135] |
|
Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson |
Port Nicholson |
Harbour |
Wellington |
1984[21] |
|
Westland Tai Poutini National Park |
Westland National Park |
National park |
West Coast |
1998[9] |
|
Whakaari / White Island |
White Island |
Island |
Bay of Plenty |
1998[21] |
|
Whakaari / White Island Canyon |
White Island Canyon |
Undersea Canyon |
Bay of Plenty |
2016[136] |
|
Whakapaingarara / Tapu Bush |
Tapu Bush |
Bush |
Northland |
2002[21] |
|
Whakapirau / Rocky Point |
Rocky Point |
Point |
Northland |
2002[21] |
|
Whangākea / Pandora |
Pandora |
Locality |
Northland |
2015[137] |
|
Whangaokeno / East Island |
East Island |
Island |
Gisborne |
2009[138] |
|
Wharekahika / Hicks Bay |
Hicks Bay |
Bay |
East Cape |
2019[139] |
|
Wharekāpu / Paxton Point |
Paxton Point |
Point |
Northland |
2015[140] |
|
Wharepapa / Arthur Range |
Arthur Range |
Range |
Nelson |
2014[141] |
|
Whiorau / Lowry Bay |
Lowry Bay |
Bay |
Wellington |
2009[21] |
|
White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti |
White Bluffs |
Bluffs |
Marlborough |
1998[9] |
|
Whitireia / Mount Couper |
Mount Couper |
Hill |
Wellington |
2007[21] |
|
Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī |
|
Point |
Gisborne |
2013 |
|