Consultation & Decisions
NZGB accepts ‘Whanganui’ place name proposal
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has accepted a proposal that Wanganui city be spelt 'Whanganui'. more...
Make a submission on current name proposals and find decisions published by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB). See proposing names for more information on naming processes.
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. Check the "current place name proposals" list below, or find out how to make a submission. Determinations are made by the NZGB or the Minister for Land Information (note that the Minister for Conservation decides on Crown protected area names).
Current place name proposals
The NZGB has published the following proposals to assign or alter place names:
- Brice Falls
- Clarke River
- Grafton Railway Station
- Hadfield Clearing
- Hankey Stream
- Hāwea Flat
- Hāwea Island
- Hāwea River
- Hue tē Taka Peninsula
- Lake Hāwea
- Lake Hāwea
- Lake Kirirua
- Moose Lake
- Mount Pickering
- Mount Tinsley
- Ōkārito
- Ōkārito Lagoon
- Ōkārito River
- Ōkāritoiti / Lake Windemere
- Ōrangipuku River
- Poutākoro Head
- Rāngaiika
- Stokes Peak
- Stonefields
- Te Waikoropupū Springs
- The Catlins
- Whanganui
Proposed discontinued name
Approved recorded name
Antarctic Place Name
Corrigendum
Amendments to previous gazette notices. No public consultation required.
Map
The map below shows the location of the recent decisions.
Recent Treaty settlement names
- Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui
- Pariwhero/Red Rocks
- Sinclair Head/Te Rimurapa
- Steeple Rock/Te Aroaro-o-Kupe
- Te Ahumairangi Hill
- Mount Wai-ariki
- Whiorau/Lowry Bay
- Waitohi Stream
DoC Crown Protected Area names
Under the Conservation Act 1987, the Department of Conservation, declared and named Oteake Conservation Park and Hāwea Conservation Park.
NZGB public notices
Determinations and notices are published in the New Zealand Gazette, the official newspaper of the New Zealand government.
- 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
- 9 July 2009: Treaty Settlement Names
Archived NZGB gazetted notices…
Make a submission
Anyone can make a submission to support or object to a proposed official name within New Zealand's territorial boundaries. Find out how to make a submission. more
View NZGB Placenames Nov 2009 in a larger map
