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These policy and reference documents are a guide to the New Zealand Geographic Board’s naming rules and processes

Standard for Undersea Feature Names NZGBS60000

Standard for Crown protected area names NZGBS60001

Standard for New Zealand place names – NZGBS60002

Standard for Antarctic place names in New Zealand’s area of interest NZGBS60003

Standard for altering Region and District names NZGBS60004

Last Updated: 12 February 2021

Attachments

  • Checklist of information required to help proposals meet minimum requirementsPDF | 113.17 KB
  • Policy on minimum requirements for geographic name proposalsPDF | 139.23 KB
  • Draft guidelines for Treaty of Waitangi claimants - English versionPDF | 181.56 KB
  • Draft guidelines for Treaty of Waitangi claimants - Maori VersionPDF | 183.43 KB
  • Kaupapa for Māori place namesPDF | 99.54 KB
  • Protocol for undersea feature namingPDF | 883.78 KB

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