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• Mount Row, Arthur’s Pass National Park

  The First World War through place names. Mount Row, Arthur’s Pass National Park.
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• Arethusa Pool, Lake Wanaka

  The First World War through place names. Arethusa Pool, Lake Wanaka.
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• Mount French, South Main Divide

  The First World War through place names. Mount French, South Main Divide.
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• New Zealand’s First World War place names

  Behind New Zealand’s First World War place names.
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• Place name consultation

  Have your say on proposed names within New Zealand.
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• Poutini - A Guardian Taniwha

  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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• Frameworks of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

  This document outlines the policies, principles, guidelines, and practices of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
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• Meretoto / Ship Cove

  Ship Cove may be an unimaginative name, but it was Cook’s favourite anchorage in New Zealand. It was officially dual named in 2014 by two Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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• Māori Language Plan for Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board

  The purpose of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa Māori Language Plan is to be clear about the impact the Board has or can have in relation to language revitalisation.
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• Place name proposal - Te Horohoroinga-o-ngā-ringa-o-Kahumatamomoe

  This proposal is to assign Te Horohoroinga-o-ngā-ringa-o-Kahumatamomoe as the official place name of an unnamed, 6.4km long range west of Horohoro (locality), southwest of Rotorua.
  Consultation › place name

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• Place name proposal - Kapakapanui Creek

  This proposal is to assign Kapakapanui Creek as the official place name of an unnamed, partially piped creek that flows from Tuna Terrace into Tītahi Bay, Porirua.
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• Place name proposal - Lake McKinnon

  This proposal is to alter Lake Mackinnon to Lake McKinnon, for the lake in Fiordland National Park approximately 10km from the head of Taitetimu / Caswell Sound and 8.5km west-northwest of the head of South West Arm, Lake Manapouri.
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• Place name proposal - Omanui / McKinnon Pass

  This proposal is to alter Mackinnon Pass to the official dual name Omanui / McKinnon Pass, for the alpine saddle at 1069m on Milford Track, Fiordland National Park.
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• Place name proposal - Lake Te Horonui

  This proposal was to assign Lake Te Horonui as the official name of an unnamed newly formed permanent lake on Mangapoike River, approximately 37km southwest of Gisborne and 30km northeast of Wairoa.
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• Place name proposal - Taumoana Canyon

  This proposal is to alter Five Fingers Canyon to Taumoana Canyon and make it the official name of an undersea canyon extending offshore from the entrance to Tamatea / Dusky Sound.
  Consultation › place name

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• Place name proposal - Hillpark

  This proposal is to officially name Hillpark in Manurewa, Auckland, as a suburb with defined boundaries.
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• Place name proposal - Matakaoa Re-entrant

  This proposal is to alter Matakoa Re-entrant to Matakaoa Re-entrant, and make it the official name of a large undersea re-entrant offshore from East Cape.
  Consultation › place name

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• Place name proposal - Pikipari Pass

  This proposal is to assign Pikipari Pass to the pass at NZTopo50-CB09 051451.
  Consultation › place name

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• Mercury Bay and Whitianga

  The names of the bay and town were the cause of local tensions in the 1920s and 1930s.
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• Place name proposal - Stewart Crags

  The proposal was to to approve Stewart Crags as the official name for the steep cliffs rising from Haast River adjacent to the Gates of Haast bridge.
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• NZGB notices – April 2024

  Decisions and corrections that were gazetted in April.
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• NZGB notices – November 2018

  Notice of an altered Crown protected area name.
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• Ataturk Memorial, Wellington

  The First World War through place names. Ataturk Memorial, Wellington.
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• Tangata whenua place names

  Tangata whenua place names of Aotearoa New Zealand pre European settlement.
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• Maps of Te Waipounamu and Te Ika-a-Māui - first edition 1995

  Tangata whenua place names of Aotearoa New Zealand, pre European settlement.
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• Completing a district or region name proposal form

  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.
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• Place naming in the Ross Sea of Antarctica

  Consistent and accurate identification of place supports Antarctic science. Official place names assist with navigation and emergency responses including by use on topographic maps and hydrographic charts.
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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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• Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board costs for producing the Tangata Whenua Place Names maps

  Information about the costs for producing the Tangata Whenua Place Names maps.
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  • Māori and iwi
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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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• Supporting documents for Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board’s proposal report for Waimarino and Waimarino Railway Station

  This response released all supporting documents for the Board’s proposal report for Waimarino and Waimarino Station.
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