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
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/07/12
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