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• Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board 2022/23 Annual Report

  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.
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• NZGB notices – November 2023

  Proposed, approved and amended geographic feature names.
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• Place name proposal - Franz Joseph / Waiau

  The proposal is to alter the official place name Franz Josef/Waiau to Franz Joseph / Waiau for the village adjacent to State Highway 6, approximately 98km southwest of Hokitika.
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• Place name proposal - Franz Joseph / Kā Roimata-o-Hinehukatere

  The proposal is to alter the official place name Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere to Franz Joseph Glacier / Kā Roimata-o-Hinehukatere for the glacier that flows from a large basin in the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana to its terminus…
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• Place name proposal - Waimarino

  The proposal is to alter the unofficial recorded place name National Park to the official place name Waimarino, for the village at the intersection of State Highway 4 and State Highway 47, on the western edge of Tongariro National Park.
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• Place name proposal - Waimarino Railway Station

  The proposal is to alter the unofficial recorded place name National Park Station to the official place name Waimarino Railway Station for the railway station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line that serves the village proposed to be altered from…
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• Place name proposal - Manawatū District

  The proposal is to alter the official place name Manawatu District to Manawatū District for the area administered by Manawatu District Council.
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Request for copy of the proposal to alter Petone to Pito One

  This OIA response refused a request for a copy of the proposal to Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board to alter Petone to Pito One.
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Hillpark suburb officially named after 60 years

  Hillpark, a suburb beside Manurewa, is now an official place name. The decision was made by the Minister for Land Information Hon. Damien O’Connor.
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• Dual name altered for Shag River (Waihemo)

  The name of a river in Otago has been altered putting its Māori name at the front and centre to recognise the mana of the river. The decision was made by the Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor.
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• Call for submissions on place name changes in Fiordland

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is inviting submissions on proposals to change seven place names in Fiordland, including the highest point on Milford Track, Mackinnon Pass.
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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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• 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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• Standard for altering Region and District names - NZGBS60004

  This standard provides local authorities with a concise reference for making a proposal to alter a region or district name.
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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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