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List of city and town nicknames in New Zealand
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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]
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List of nicknames by city or town
* Auckland
- Christchurch
- "The Garden City"[2]
- "The Most English City Outside England"[6][7]
- "The Four Avenues"
- Dargaville
- Kumara Capital[8]
- Invercargill
- "City of Water and Light"[14]
- Palmerston North
- "Palmy"[23]
- Riverton / Aparima
- "Riviera of the South"[27]
- Wellington
- "Absolutely Positively Wellington"[18]
- "Welly"[37]
- "Wellywood"[38]
- "The Windy City"[39]
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See also
- 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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