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Place naming

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Find out how to make a place name proposal or have your say on a proposal. Find our guidelines for consulting with Māori and see recent place name decisions.

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Propose a place name

How to propose a new name for a place or feature in New Zealand, on our offshore islands or on our continental shelf, or in our Antarctic area of interest.

Consulting with Māori when making a place name proposal

Find out why and how to consult with Māori when making a place name proposal.

Have your say on place name proposals

Find out how to make a submission on a proposed place name.

Place name glossary and what we don’t name

Definitions for official, recorded, dual, alternative and collected place names, and what we don’t name.
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