New Zealand Heritage List

E441571

heritage register national register

The New Zealand Heritage List is the official national register that identifies and protects historic places, buildings, and sites of cultural heritage significance throughout New Zealand.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
New Zealand Heritage List canonical	13
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga List	3
Heritage New Zealand	1
Heritage New Zealand List	1
Heritage New Zealand list	1
New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero	1
New Zealand Historic Place	1
New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register	1
New Zealand architectural heritage	1
New Zealand national heritage of remembrance	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Heritage List
Context triple: [Parliament House, Wellington, heritageRegister, New Zealand Heritage List]

A. New Zealand national parks
New Zealand national parks are protected natural areas across the country renowned for their diverse landscapes, unique biodiversity, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
B. New Zealand Collection
The New Zealand Collection is a specialized garden area within the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that showcases plant species native to New Zealand’s unique flora.
C. New Zealand Great Walks network
The New Zealand Great Walks network is a collection of premier, well-maintained multi-day hiking tracks showcasing the country’s most iconic and diverse natural landscapes.
D. New Zealand national symbols
New Zealand national symbols are the officially recognized emblems, icons, and motifs—such as the silver fern, kiwi, and koru—that represent the country’s identity, heritage, and culture domestically and internationally.
E. Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa
Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa is the Māori-language title for the Governor-General of New Zealand, the King's representative and de facto head of state in the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Heritage List
Target entity description: The New Zealand Heritage List is the official national register that identifies and protects historic places, buildings, and sites of cultural heritage significance throughout New Zealand.

A. New Zealand national parks
New Zealand national parks are protected natural areas across the country renowned for their diverse landscapes, unique biodiversity, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
B. New Zealand Collection
The New Zealand Collection is a specialized garden area within the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that showcases plant species native to New Zealand’s unique flora.
C. New Zealand Great Walks network
The New Zealand Great Walks network is a collection of premier, well-maintained multi-day hiking tracks showcasing the country’s most iconic and diverse natural landscapes.
D. New Zealand national symbols
New Zealand national symbols are the officially recognized emblems, icons, and motifs—such as the silver fern, kiwi, and koru—that represent the country’s identity, heritage, and culture domestically and internationally.
E. Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa
Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa is the Māori-language title for the Governor-General of New Zealand, the King's representative and de facto head of state in the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage register ⓘ national register ⓘ
access	public ⓘ
administeredFrom	Wellington ⓘ
containsInformationOn	archaeological significance ⓘ architectural significance ⓘ cultural significance ⓘ historical significance ⓘ spiritual significance ⓘ technical significance ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
effectOn	conservation planning ⓘ development proposals ⓘ resource management decisions ⓘ
formerName	New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register ⓘ linked to: New Zealand Heritage List Register of Historic Places ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
hasCategory	Category 1 historic place ⓘ Category 2 historic place ⓘ historic area ⓘ wāhi tapu ⓘ wāhi tapu area ⓘ wāhi tūpuna ⓘ
hasOnlineAccess	yes ⓘ
includes	places of local heritage significance ⓘ places of national heritage significance ⓘ places of regional heritage significance ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	statutory register ⓘ
maintainedBy	Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga ⓘ
operator	Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga ⓘ
predecessor	Historic Places Act 1993 register ⓘ
purpose	identify historic places of heritage significance ⓘ inform heritage management and planning ⓘ protect historic places of heritage significance ⓘ
regulatedBy	Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 ⓘ linked to: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
scope	archaeological sites ⓘ buildings ⓘ cultural landscapes ⓘ historic areas ⓘ historic places ⓘ places of European heritage significance ⓘ places of Māori heritage significance ⓘ places of Pacific heritage significance ⓘ structures ⓘ wāhi tapu ⓘ wāhi tapu areas ⓘ wāhi tūpuna ⓘ
usedBy	central government ⓘ general public ⓘ heritage professionals ⓘ local authorities ⓘ property owners ⓘ researchers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament House, Wellington → heritageRegister → New Zealand Heritage List ⓘ

Old Government Buildings → heritageRegister → New Zealand Heritage List ⓘ

Old Government Buildings → heritageAuthority → Heritage New Zealand ⓘ