The List is a professionally researched and documented record of Aotearoa New Zealand’s historical and cultural place-based heritage. It is a diverse and evolving resource available to all New Zealanders.

Please understand that most places on the List are private property and not accessible to the public.

Historic place (Category 1): places of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance

Historic place (Category 2): places of historic or cultural significance

Historic area: an area with multiple, related historic places

Wāhi tūpuna: places of ancestral significance for Māori

Wāhi tapu: places sacred to Māori in the traditional, spiritual, ritual or mythological sense

Wāhi tapu area: places that contain one or more wāhi tapu