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Would it be a possibility to change "New Zealand North" and "New Zealand South" to North Island and South Island?
If you google north island, NZ is the only thing that comes up on the front page of google, same for south island.
Really, north and south island are the most common english names for it among New Zealanders, and it's always been a pet peeve to see it written as it is on the classic massive map - though I am glad to see NZ in the maps at all!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island_(disambiguation)
The main options are New Zealand.
Any reason why this couldn't be changed, or if it saying NZ North and NZ South is better than just North Island and South Island? It's not like New Zealand is a single area on the map, it's not "Australian Queensland" or "Australian NSW" or "Western Aussie" - Well, ignore Western and South Aussie - or "Brazilian Amazonas" or "USA Sunbelt" etc, it's what those actual territories are commonly called in New Zealand. They also have Maori names, South being Te Waipounamu and North being Te Ika-a-Māui but they aren't very commonly used, and I had to copy and paste those because I knew they existed but had no idea what they were.
ToLazy;Don'tRead: As a NZer, a change on Classic Massive from NZ North --> North Island and NZ South --> South Island would be a pleasant change
If you google north island, NZ is the only thing that comes up on the front page of google, same for south island.
Really, north and south island are the most common english names for it among New Zealanders, and it's always been a pet peeve to see it written as it is on the classic massive map - though I am glad to see NZ in the maps at all!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island_(disambiguation)
The main options are New Zealand.
Any reason why this couldn't be changed, or if it saying NZ North and NZ South is better than just North Island and South Island? It's not like New Zealand is a single area on the map, it's not "Australian Queensland" or "Australian NSW" or "Western Aussie" - Well, ignore Western and South Aussie - or "Brazilian Amazonas" or "USA Sunbelt" etc, it's what those actual territories are commonly called in New Zealand. They also have Maori names, South being Te Waipounamu and North being Te Ika-a-Māui but they aren't very commonly used, and I had to copy and paste those because I knew they existed but had no idea what they were.
ToLazy;Don'tRead: As a NZer, a change on Classic Massive from NZ North --> North Island and NZ South --> South Island would be a pleasant change