 There are also a few English dual names, with Wellington Harbour also officially known as Port Nicholson.Māori groups have campaigned to correct inaccurately-spelled or -pronounced Māori-language place names.In 2000 the Geographic Board declined a local "iwi" suggestion to rename the Wellington suburb of Hataitai to "Whataitai" (the name of a "taniwha" (sea-monster) which legend says lived in Wellington Harbour).