NZGB News

2009

18 December 2009:

Alternative naming decision provides certainty

New Zealand Geographic Board chairperson Dr Don Grant says the Minister for Land Information’s decision to assign alternative names for the city of Wanganui provides certainty to the public. more...

5 November 2009:

Place name proposals recognise outstanding scientists

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa today sought public submissions on place name proposals recognising Professor Beatrice Tinsley and Sir William Pickering, New Zealand scientists who excelled in the fields of astronomy and space exploration. more...

17 September 2009:

Board accepts ‘Whanganui’ place name proposal

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has accepted a proposal by Te Rūnanga o Tupoho that Wanganui city be spelt 'Whanganui'. more...

4 September 2009:

Treaty settlement names for Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika

Pursuant to section 85 of the Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) yesterday gazetted eight altered official geographic place name. more...

18 August 2009:

Public consultation on proposal to alter spelling of Wanganui ends

The public submission period has ended for a proposal by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the Board) to alter the spelling of Wanganui city to ‘Whanganui’. more...

10 July 2009:

Treaty of Waitangi settlement place names for Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu

Pursuant to section 85 of the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa today gazetted one new and one altered official geographic place names. more...

 

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