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Consultation opens on proposed place names Ryan Creek, Stewart Crags and Stewart Creek
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has opened public consultation on three proposals for official place names.
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East Coast landslide lake now officially Lake Te Horonui
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced that the lake near Wairoa, recently formed by a major landslide, now has an official name – Lake Te Horonui.
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Place names announced by the New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced recent decisions, including corrections to existing place names and validating seven Crown reserve names as official.
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Te Awa o Mokotūāraro name confirmed for Hawke’s Bay river
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today that Te Awa o Mokotūāraro is now the new official name for Clive River in Hawke’s Bay.
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Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa 2021/22 Annual Report
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has published its annual report for 2021/22.
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Mount Axford officially named after prominent space scientist
The official name Mount Axford has been given to a previously unnamed mountain in the Kepler Mountains in Fiordland National Park by Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor.
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Central Wellington area officially named Paekākā
A central Wellington area covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park and Bolton Street Memorial Park has been officially named Paekākā by the Minister for Land Information, Hon Damien O’Connor.
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Consultation opens on proposal to change name of National Park to Waimarino
Consultation has opened on a proposal to change the name of National Park village to Waimarino, as well as a related proposal to change the name of its railway station, National Park Station, to Waimarino Railway Station.
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Geographic Board opens consultation on proposed railway station names south of Auckland
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has opened public consultation on proposed names for three new railway stations around Drury, south of Auckland. The proposed names are:
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Geographic Board celebrates its Māori name
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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Recent place names announced by Geographic Board
Several place names have recently been made official, including amendments to existing names, some made official under fast-track, and a changed name for Stewart Crags.
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Tauranga’s Mount Misery officially changes to Maungatūtū
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has announced the official name Maungatūtū for a hill 10km south of Tauranga.
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Geographic Board opens consultation on proposed place names and announces official ones
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces recent decisions for official place names, and invites public submissions on proposed place name alterations.
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Paekākā proposed as official name for inner-city area in Wellington
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is inviting public submissions on officially assigning Paekākā to the inner-city area of Wellington covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park, and Bolton Street Memorial
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Call for submissions on Maxwell name change to Pākaraka
Call for submissions on Maxwell name change to Pākaraka
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New Zealand Geographic Board members reappointed
The Minister for Land Information, Hon Damien O’Connor has reappointed four current members to the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
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820 place name decisions announced
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced 820 place name decisions. These include four official place names in the Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park:
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NZGB Secretary Wendy Shaw recognised at Public Service Day Awards
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board’s Wendy Shaw has been recognised at the Te Rā Ratonga Tūmatanui - Public Service Day Awards.
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Hundreds of original tangata whenua place names added to new Aotearoa maps
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has today released new maps of Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Waipounamu featuring hundreds of original tangata whenua place names as they were before European settlement.
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Whangārei suburb Kamo now Te Kamo
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today that the Whangārei suburb of Kamo has been renamed Te Kamo.
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Official place names announced, consultation opens for name of Wainuiomata creek
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced decisions from its April hui, including corrections to existing Māori place names and making fifteen undersea feature names official.
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Proposed name change from Clive River to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa met last week to consider place name proposals, including the proposal to change the name of Clive River in Hawke’s Bay to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro.
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New names for Auckland railway stations
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces seven new names for Auckland railway stations.
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Proposal to correct spelling of Franz Josef town and glacier names
Consultation is now open for a month on a proposal to correct the spelling of Franz Josef in the names of the village and glacier.
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Place name decisions announced by New Zealand Geographic Board
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has announced recent place naming decisions across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Name change addresses long-standing Treaty grievance
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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Place naming proposals and recent decisions
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa made 1,454 official decisions at its April hui on place names in the Tasman and Marlborough regions, as well as for undersea feature names around New Zealand.
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Public feedback sought on central Auckland railway station name proposals
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has opened public consultation on proposed names for four central Auckland railway stations.
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Consultation closing on for name of new lake near Wairoa
Consultation on the name for a new lake on Mangapōike River is closing on 16 May
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North Island range’s original Māori name restored, name change to Omanui / McKinnon Pass on Milford Track
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced a range southwest of Rotorua is now officially named Te Horohoroinga-o-ngā-ringa-o-Kahumatamomoe.
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Geographic Board opens consultation to change Russell to its original Māori name, Kororāreka
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for public feedback on the proposal to change the name of the nation’s first capital, Russell, to its original Māori name, Kororāreka.
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Geographic Board proposes to make Ngāmoko Stream an official place name
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for public feedback on the proposal to make Ngāmoko Stream official for the small and partially tidal stream that flows into Little Bay at Waikawau Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula.
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