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International place naming
The NZGB engages with international naming authorities on Antarctic, undersea, regional and global place naming matters.
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NZGB notices – August 2022
Proposed railway station names.
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Te Waipounamu tangata whenua place names map
This map shows the place names given by tangata whenua throughout Te Waipounamu, before European settlement
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Te Ika-a-Māui tangata whenua place names map
This map shows the place names given by tangata whenua throughout Te Ika-a-Māui, before European settlement
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Maps of Te Waipounamu and Te Ika-a-Māui - second edition 2023
Tangata whenua place names of Aotearoa New Zealand, pre European settlement. Download the second edition of these maps and learn about the updates made in 2023.
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Map of Te Wai Pounamu, The Land and its People
A map of Māori place and feature names in Te Waipounamu South Island circa 1840. The index has their meanings where known, and their equivalent contemporary names, if any.
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Index of names for Te Ika a Maui, The Land and its People
Index of names, their meanings where known and their equivalent names on contemporary mapping.
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NZGB notices – January 2023
Proposed, approved, altered and amended geographic names.
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Asia and Pacific, United Nations map names
1st edition, 1995. Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board contributed to a revised map and gazetteer compiled for the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) Asia South East and Pacific South West Division.
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NZGB notices – June 2024
Proposed, adopted, discontinued and corrected geographic feature names
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Excerpt from the Geographic Board’s minutes of 22 June 2023
This Official Information Act (OIA) response released an excerpt from the 22 June 2023 minutes of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board relating to the proposal to alter Russell to Kororāreka.
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New Zealand Geographic Board annual report 2022/23
Mount Misery to Maungatūtū, Clive River to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro and naming the newly formed lake Lake Te Horonui are just some of the decisions highlighted in the Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board 2022/23 Annual Report – available here in both English and te reo Māori.
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Centenary milestones of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
Notable moments in the 100 year history of place naming in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Appointment of a member to the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
Details regarding NZGB nomination process for the appointment of Dr Michael Abbott as notified in Gazette Notice (2024-go4025) dated 19 August 2024.
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Submissions from Russell which objected to the proposal for Kororāreka and instead proposed recognising both names
This Official Information Act response released a more detailed summary of those objecting submissions from residents of Russell, who instead made alternative proposals to recognise both names, whether as a dual name, official alternative names, or without specifying how.
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The Minister of Conservation’s decision on Ototara Scientific Reserve
This OIA response provided all papers related to the Minister of Conservation’s decision on assigning Ototara Scientific Reserve, including the original proposal from the Department of Conservation.
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Proposal to Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board to alter the suburb name Petone to Pito One
This OIA response released the Pito One proposal form and supporting documents plus examples of objecting submissions.
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Mountaineers who died during service
David John Albert (Bert) Lyttle, Bernard Head, James (Jim) Dennistoun, Arthur Talbot, Bernard Tennent and John (Jack) Robert Murrell.
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Minister for Land Information’s decision on the name restoration from Russell to Kororāreka
Minister for Land Information’s decision on the New Zealand Geographic Board’s recommendation for the name restoration from Russell to Kororāreka.
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Amendment of Ōpōtiki District Council name under the Local Government Act 2002
Updated name for Ōpōtiki District Council
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Amendment of Ōtorohanga District Council name under the Local Government Act 2002
Updated name for Ōtorohanga District Council
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Acheron Passage and Resolution Island
Two journeys of discovery led to the naming of these features in Fiordland’s Tamatea / Dusky Sound.
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South Cape / Whiore
Botanist Joseph Banks’ hope of New Zealand being the ‘great southern continent’ were dashed when the HMB Endeavour rounded the southernmost point of Stewart Island / Rakiura and only ocean lay beyond. In 1998 the Ngāi Tahu Treaty settlement restored the original Māori name to the cape.
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Banks Peninsula
Named after the naturalist Joseph Banks, Banks Peninsula was shown on maps as an island for forty years until an 1809 survey.
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Matakitakiakupe or Cape Palliser
Alternative official names for this Te Ika-a-Māui North Island feature recognise the great Pacific navigator Kupe and Sir Hugh Palliser, who was a key supporter of Cook in the British Admiralty.
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Cannibal Cove
While the HMB Endeavour was under repair in Meretoto / Ship Cove, Cook took a small boat and crew to explore Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui.
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Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont
Discover the stories of the naming of this maunga.
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Poor Knights Islands
Mystery surrounds why Cook named this island group ‘Poor Knights’.
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Bay of Plenty
Discover the story of Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi, later named Bay of Plenty by Cook in 1769.
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Dusky Sound
Tuia - Encounters 250: Cook’s place names around New Zealand - Dusky Sound
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Place names from Cook’s voyages
The stories of over 260 place names associated with Lieutenant James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand in the late 1700s.
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Tōhē - A Last Journey
A tale from He Korero Pūrākau Mo Ngā Taunahanahatanga a Ngā Tūpuna (Place Names Of The Ancestors) - A Māori Oral History Atlas
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