Consultation & Decisions

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Have your say on the changes currently being proposed by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Find out more...

New Zealand Geographic Board logo. 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:

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.

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

A-Z of recent official name proposals and decisions...


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