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New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names

Updated Frequency: Appears to updated several times per year.

Website Address: http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/nz-gazetteer-official-names/index.aspx
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Contact Name: Enquiries

Contact Phone: 0800 665 463

Contact Email Address: info@linz.govt.nz

Instant Access: Yes
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License: Crown Copyright
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Free: Yes
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The New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names (the Gazetteer) is published by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB). The Gazetteer contains all official names for features within the NZGB’s jurisdiction.

The Gazetteer includes the following information for each official name:

• official name
• gazette or statutory reference
• type of feature or place (eg town, mountain, etc)
• position (in terms of the New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) projection and New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000))
• description (where available)
• extent (where available).

Last Editied: 2009-06-17 21:47:12