Consultation & Decisions
Public consultation period now open
Have your say on the changes currently being proposed by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Find out 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:
- Chamberlain Creek
- Clarke Mound
- Dargaville Branch
- Grafton Railway Station
- Granville Point
- Katau Creek
- Katau Knob
- Komarupeka Creek
- Krones Creek
- Lake Hood
- Lake Opuha
- Landsborough River
- Mākaro/Ward Island
- Mount Aitkin
- Mount Chamberlain
- Napier Port Branch
- Onehunga Branch
- Ōpango Stream
- Seeligers Creek
- Southdown Branch
- Stillwater - Ngakawau Line
- Tatawhaka Creek
- Tai Tapu
- The Catlins
- Venus Valley
- Whanganui
- Washbourn Creek
Corrigendum
Amendments to previous gazette notices. No public consultation required.
- Chatham Island Names
- Mount Campbell
- Rakiura Rocks
- Te Pakira
- Te Whatui
Approved Recorded Name
Map
The map below shows the location of the recent decisions.
Valid Crown Protected Area Names
Pursuant to Section 35 of the NZGB Act 2008, 899 Crown Protected Area names were validated and made official geographic names.
Valid Antarctic Names
Pursuant to Section 35 of the NZGB Act 2008, 1193 Antarctic names were validated and made official geographic names.
Consulting on
14 May 2009: Have your say on the recent decisions on place name proposals, set out below. Written submissions close on either 19 June or 17 August 2009. See the individual name proposals for the appropriate closing date.
NZGB public notices
Determinations and notices are published in the New Zealand Gazette, the official newspaper of the New Zealand government.
- 29 May 2009: Valid Antarctic Names
- 22 May 2009: Valid Crown Protected Area Names
- 14 May 2009: Decisions of the NZGB
- 20 November 2008: Treaty Settlement Names
- 16 October 2008: Decisions of the NZGB
- 7 August 2008: Decisions of the NZGB
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
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