Consultation on Proposed Names
Anyone can make a submission on current name proposals published by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB).
Before deciding to assign, alter or discontinue official place names within the territorial boundaries of New Zealand, the NZGB seeks the views of affected people and the general public through a period of public notification. Determinations are made by the NZGB or the Minister for Land Information (note that the Minister for Conservation decides on Crown protected area names).
How to make a submission
Anyone can make a submission to support or object to a proposed name within New Zealand's territorial boundaries.
Find out how to make a submission, read more about the process for proposing names or view recent NZGB decisions.
Current place name proposals
There are no place name proposals open for public consultation at this time.
NZGB gazetted notices
All NZGB decisions to consult on place names, and all final determinations on official names, are published in the New Zealand Gazette - the official newspaper of the New Zealand Government. Here are the latest notices:
- 16 December 2010: Notice of Final Determinations to Assign or Alter Geographic Names
- 9 September 2010: Notice of Final Determinations, Approved Recorded Place Name, Discontinued Place Name and Final Determination on Antarctic Place Names
- 26 August 2010: Notice of Proposals to Assign or Alter Names
- 17 June 2010: Final Determination on an Antarctic Place Name
- 4 February 2010: Determinations by the Minister
- 5 November 2009: Decisions of the NZGB
- 3 September 2009: Treaty Settlement Names
- 6 August 2009: DoC Crown Protected Area Name
- 25 June 2009: DoC Crown Protected Area Name
