What would you call the North & South Islands?
 

It appears that "North" & "South" were never officially recognised as proper names, leaving the door open for them to be potentially renamed.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8498...ce-name-debate

So what would you call them?

Jafa Island & Sheep Island?

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Hot and Cold....

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Bill & Ben
Pinky & Perky
Pot & Kettle
Bacon & Eggs...

The possibilities are endless! :lol:

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Remote & Remoter

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Just keep it as it is now, the North Island and the Mainland.... :)

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White & Asian

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Quite like the Maori names. In my limited knowledge of Maori, Wai means river and pounamu is greenstone.

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Chur Island & Bro Island

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[QUOTE=Catchafire;10635817]Quite like the Maori names. QUOTE]
I also like the idea of having both the English and Maori name. The translations are Te Waipounamu (the waters of greenstone) and for the North Island to Te Ika-a-Maui (the fish of Maui).

I always find it slightly odd that some towns etc have retained their Maori name and others haven't. I like to see the actual Maori names as well.

Re: What would you call the North & South Islands?
 

Peoples Soviet Socialist Democratic Republic of the United Northern Islands of New Zealand (PSSDRUNINZ for short). For the South Island we'll just use "the other bit".

Alternatively I suggest a sponsorship auction to naming rights.

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"She'll be" & "Right"

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Te Bottom

&

Te Top:rofl:

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South Australia

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:thumbsup::starsmile:

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Along the same lines "New North and South America"? The New New World :D.