New Zealand is divided into 29 approximately equal‐sized arbitrary areas, and their boundaries are defined and mapped. A 2‐letter code is given for each area. The system is designed primarily for use on specimen labels of the New Zealand National Arthropod Collection, and introduces a more reliable basis for the sorting and documentation of specimens.
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Crosby et al. (1976) studied this question.