NZGB News

Read the latest news and decisions from the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB).

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...

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...

10 June 2009:

Crown Protected Area & Antarctic Place Names Validated

899 Crown Protected Area names and 1193 Antarctic names were recently validated and made official geographic names by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. more...

3 June 2009:

NZGB sets deadline for proposing names

The next full meeting of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has been scheduled for 16 September 2009. The deadline for making proposals to assign, alter, approve or discontinue names is 5 August 2009. more...

25 May 2009:

Statement from the New Zealand Geographic Board regarding the outcome of the Wanganui Referendum 09

Read a statement by Dr Don Grant, Chair of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the Board), on the outcome of the Wanganui Referendum 09, which asked Wanganui District residents, which spelling they preferred for their city - Wanganui or Whanganui. more...

14 May 2009:

New Zealand Geographic Board public consultation open for name proposals

Public consultation opens today for several proposals to assign new place names or alter existing place names, including the proposal to change the city name Wanganui to Whanganui. more...

21 April 2009:

New Zealand Geographic Board considers North and South Island names

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is looking to formalise the currently used and recorded English names for the North and South Islands of New Zealand, as well as considering official alternative Māori names. more...

30 March 2009:

New Zealand Geographic Board to publicly consult on ‘h’ in Wanganui

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the Board) has decided to seek the New Zealand public’s views on a proposed name change from Wanganui to Whanganui. more...

 

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