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Hundreds of Māori place names made official in Hawke’s Bay Region 

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Over 700 Māori place names in Hawke’s Bay Region have been made official, with more than 300 of these updated to include macrons for correct pronunciation and meaning. 
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Consulting with Māori when making a place name proposal

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

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As part of the 2022 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori celebrations, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is pleased to announce greater prominence to our te reo Māori name.
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Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board costs for producing the Tangata Whenua Place Names maps

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Information about the costs for producing the Tangata Whenua Place Names maps.
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Treaty settlement place name proposals

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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.
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Name change addresses long-standing Treaty grievance

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A long-standing Treaty grievance for mana whenua will be addressed when the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa formally changes Maxwell to Pākaraka today.
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Te Ika-a-Māui North Island and Te Waipounamu South Island

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The official alternative names for the North Island and South Island.
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Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement place names

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Restoring and correcting original Māori place names provides visible recognition of a claimant group’s connection to the whenua (land). Place names are often included in the cultural redress part of Treaty of Waitangi claim settlements.
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A Māori Oral History Atlas

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Stories from Place Names of the Ancestors, A Māori Oral History Atlas.
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Whanganui and the ‘h’

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In 1991 Wanganui River was altered to Whanganui River, with an ‘h’, and made an official place name.
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