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Place name proposal - Rukuwai
This proposal is to make Rukuwai the official name of a small mostly channelled stream that rises from springs west of Te Kauwhata and flows for approximately 2.4km into the southwest corner of Whangamarino Wetland.
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Place name proposal - Kā Pūtahi
This proposal is to alter Kaputone Creek to Kā Pūtahi and make it the official name of the stream that flows from near the intersection of Johns Road and State Highway 1 at Belfast into Styx River in Christchurch.
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Place name proposal - Penck Glacier
The proposal is to alter Pench Glacier to Penck Glacier as the official name of the glacier south of Maiti-iti (peak) and Mount Maori in Snowdrift Range, approximately 50km northwest of Wānaka.
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Consultation opens on proposals to name geographic features
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has opened consultation to officially name and correct the spelling of nine geographic features, including peaks, streams, glaciers and a reef.
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Franz Josef/Wairau and Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere remain as official place names
Response to a request to the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa for information that led to the Minister for Land Information’s decision to maintain the status quo of Franz Josef/Waiau and Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere as official place names.
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Amendment of Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council name under the Local Government Act 2002
Updated name for Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council
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Cape Runaway
Warning shots turned away Māori waka approaching the HMB Endeavour, leading to the naming of this Bay of Plenty feature.
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Hawke Bay and Hawke’s Bay
Named for Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord of the Admiralty from 1766 to 1771. Find out why the name of the bay and region are shown differently.
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Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere and Golden Bay / Mohua
Abel Tasman, Dumont d’Urville and James Cook all named these two bays at the top of Te Waipounamu South Island, with the current dual names made official in 2014 through Treaty of Waitangi Settlements.
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Cook Strait
Discover the naming history of the body of water now known as Cook Strait.
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Motukōkako Island / Piercy Island and Cape Brett
Originally named for its feather gathering, Cook later named it in honour of a Lord of the Admiralty.
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Paikea - Memories of Home
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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Kupe - The Discoverer
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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Standard for Antarctic place names in New Zealand’s area of interest - NZGBS60003
This standard sets out the New Zealand Geographic Board’s criteria for naming features and places in New Zealand’s area of interest in Antarctica.
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Standard for New Zealand place names – NZGBS60002
This standard sets out the New Zealand Geographic Board’s criteria for naming features and places in New Zealand.
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Standard for undersea feature names - NZGBS60000
This standard sets out the New Zealand Geographic Board’s criteria and principles for naming undersea features.
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Board members
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has ten members. We are supported by a Secretariat within Toitū Te Whenua who provide administrative support, research, advice and project delivery.
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Treaty settlement place name proposals
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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Crown reserve name proposal
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.
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Annual Report 2020/21 of the New Zealand Geographic Board
Presented to the Minister for Land Information as required by section 14 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.
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Place name stories
Discover the stories behind many of New Zealand’s place names.
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Seddonville Soldiers Memorial Recreation Reserve
The First World War through place names. Seddonville Soldiers Memorial Recreation Reserve.
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Pyramus Peak, Canterbury
The First World War through place names. Pyramus Peak, Canterbury.
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Mount Joffre, South Main Divide
The First World War through place names. Mount Joffre, South Main Divide.
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Mou Waho Island (Harwich) Scenic Reserve, Lake Wanaka
The First World War through place names. Tyrwhitt Peak, Lake Wanaka.
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Soldiers place names
The call to arms for the First World War saw New Zealand men from all walks of life enlist, leaving our shores to fight and in many cases die.
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Campaigns place names
Names like Gallipoli and Passchendaele are almost as well-known as that of the First World War itself. They are synonymous with the hardships that New Zealanders experienced in the war.
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Naval commanders place names
Stories behind New Zealand’s First World War place names. Commanders at sea could tip the balance between defeat and victory, which often meant the difference between life and death for the soldiers on shore.
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North Island and South Island NZGB decisions - 17 October 2013
Final determination to assign Alternative Geographic Names to the North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui and the South Island / Te Waipounamu.
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Propose an undersea feature name
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.
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Place name proposal - Whaitiri
This proposal is to alter Waitiri (peak) to Whaitiri, and correct the position from NZTopo50-CB09 053446 to NZTopo-CB09 050434.
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NZGB notices – July 2022
Assigned and altered geographic names
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