Many of New Zealand's cities and towns are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national or international level, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media. Some nicknames are officially adopted by municipal governments, tourism boards or chambers of commerce while others are unofficial, and some are current while others are antiquated. Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory.
City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses.[1] They are also believed to have economic value, but their economic value is difficult to measure.[1]
List of nicknames by city or town
edit* Auckland
- Christchurch
- "The Garden City"[2]
- "The Most English City Outside England"[5][6]
- "The Four Avenues"
- Invercargill
- "City of Water and Light"[12]
- Palmerston North
- "Palmy"[21]
- Riverton / Aparima
- "Riviera of the South"[25]
- Wellington
- "Absolutely Positively Wellington"[16]
- "Welly"[34]
- "Wellywood"[35]
- "The Windy City"[36]
See also
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- List of city nicknames in Canada
- List of city nicknames in the United Kingdom
- List of city nicknames in the United States
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References
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- ^ Hersey, P., "Invercargill: City of water and light", aa.co.nz, 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Fox, R., "Welcome to Mosgiel sign due for update", Otago Daily Times, 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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- ^ Nalewicki, J., "How an earthquake turned this New Zealand town into the Art Deco capital of the world", smithsonian.com, 19 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b Downes, S., "The best and worst New Zealand town slogans", stuff.co.nz, 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Ryan, R., "Meek's all smoke and rivets", Otago Daily Times, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Sabin, B., "Ōamaru: This is the South Island's most underrated town", stuff.co.nz, 30 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Roy, E.A., "How an ordinary New Zealand town became steampunk capital of the world", The Guardian, 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ McKinnon, M., "Roadside Stories: Ōamaru, whitestone city," Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Why you should leave Auckland and move to Palmy", stuff.co.nz, 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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- ^ Roy, E.A., "Riverton: Just wild about the South's Riviera", New Zealand Herald, 30 January 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Roy, E.A., "Town of the Future finds Time Now", Stuff, August 13 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Olivier, C., "Rotorua's sulphur signature affecting more than our noses", Rotorua Daily Post, 25 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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- ^ Lake, Dan (29 March 2021). "From the L&P bottle to the pāua shell: How to visit all of small town NZ's giant objects in one epic road trip". Newshub. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Gumboot capital of the world", taihape.co.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Sabin, B., "Five of the South Island's quirkiest small towns", stuff.co.nz, 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Fiordland National Park: Getting there", New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Pollok, Sarah (3 May 2022). "Chur bro! 45 Words and phrases every New Zealand tourist should know". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Wellywood", roughguides.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Romance in the Windy City", stuff.co.nz, 31 January 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Smith, S., "Whanganui gets the word out: 'We are just spoiled, really'", stuff.co.nz, 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, P., "'All good in the Wood': Tararua town embraces its new slogan", stuff.co.nz, 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.