50多年來，新西蘭地理學家一直是新西蘭地理學會的國際參考期刊。該協會代表新西蘭和南太平洋地區學術、學校、商業、政府、社區和其他領域的專業地理學家。該雜志發表了有關該地區物理、人類和環境地理和景觀方面的學術論文；評論和辯論；討論教育問題和地理學家關注的學術問題；對大學和高中教師感興趣的主題進行簡短干預和評估；以及D書評。

For over 50 years the New Zealand Geographer has been the internationally refereed journal of the New Zealand Geographical Society. The Society represents professional geographers in academic, school, business, government, community and other spheres in New Zealand and the South Pacific. The journal publishes academic papers on aspects of the physical, human and environmental geographies, and landscapes, of its region; commentaries and debates; discussions of educational questions and scholarship of concern to geographers; short interventions and assessments of topical matters of interest to university and high school teachers; and book reviews.