What was proposed?
The proposal was to make Te Puaitaha Canyon the official name of a fully submerged canyon feature immediately west of Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound.
Outcome
Now official
Te Puaitaha Canyon is assigned as a new official name.
Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 25 November 2025.
Report
At its hui on 31 March 2025, the Board considered this report on a proposal to make Te Puaitaha Canyon the official name of a fully submerged canyon feature immediately west of Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound. The proposal was notified for one month so that the public could make submissions supporting or objecting to the proposed name.
At its hui on 15 September 2025 the Board considered this report, which is updated with the Board’s decision. Because the Board didn’t agree with the objecting submissions received for Te Puaitaha Canyon, it requested the Minister for Land Information to make the final determination.
