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Consultation took place between 26 June and 26 August 2020 for you to have your say on the New Zealand Geographic Board’s three new standards.

The three standards:

  • Standard for New Zealand place names
  • Standard for Antarctic place names, and
  • Standard for altering Region and District names.

The aim of the standards is to provide guidelines for people making a place name proposal, and to help the NZGB achieve quality and consistency in its decision making.

We’ve simplified the existing information into three separate standards – the naming criteria has not changed.

Protecting your privacy

Once the NZGB receives your submission it becomes a public record and can be released under Official Information Act requests. Your contact details will not be released without your consent. See the Official Information Act 1982