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National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: preferred name of place

Prerecording

Recording

Recording

Record as: unstructured description.

Recording an unstructured description

Option

Apply.

For New Zealand place names use the form found in the New Zealand Gazetteer. For place names beyond New Zealand, see NLNZ guidance .

Different names for the same place

Two or more names appear in sources

Condition Option

Apply.

For New Zealand place names use the form found in the New Zealand Gazetteer.

For New Zealand place names not found in the New Zealand Gazetteer, see NLNZ guidance.

Language

Condition Option

Apply only where there is no term in the New Zealand Gazetteer.

Names in English and Māori: do not apply. Instead record a value that appears prominently. If both values are presented as a single string on manifestations, record the string as a dual language name. See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Condition Option

Apply only where there is no term in the New Zealand Gazetteer.

Names in English and Māori: do not apply. Instead record a value that appears prominently. If both values are presented as a single string on manifestations, record the string as a dual language name.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Name of place in a non-preferred script

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Names that include a category of corporate body

Condition Option

Apply.

For New Zealand place names use the form found in the New Zealand Gazetteer and omit the category of corporate body. See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Data provenance

Option

Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-4bdf9b64-0cb1-38cc-95d8-d5e58b42a8b9

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