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Notes for completing a proposal for an Antarctic place name.

Councils can propose to change the name of their district or region. When the name of a district or region is changed, it also changes the legal name of its council.

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

A proposal to change the name of a district or region requires the relevant council to make a formal resolution consenting to or requesting this change. A council may propose the change itself or agree to a proposal being made from someone else.

To make a proposal, download the proposal form:

How to propose names for geographic features and places in New Zealand and its offshore islands to the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB).

Notes for completing a name proposal for an undersea feature.

A guide to using the New Zealand Gazetteer of place names.

Only Te Tari Whakatau (The Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana), on behalf of a Treaty claimant group, can make a proposal to restore or change a place name through a Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement.

Only the Department of Conservation (DOC) can propose a name for a Crown reserve in New Zealand and its offshore islands including adjacent marine areas.

You can propose names for undersea features such as seamounts, troughs, ridges and sea channels on the continental shelf of New Zealand and in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.

Notes for completing a place name proposal in New Zealand or its offshore islands.

We encourage councils, developers and communities to make proposals to officially name your suburbs and localities.

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

You can propose a name for a place or feature in the Ross Dependency and other areas in Antarctica where New Zealand has an operational interest.

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