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Auckland City Place Names Proposed

Thursday, 6 June 2024, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board is opening consultations today on proposals to correct and restore two Māori place names within Auckland City. More >>

Petone Name Change Proposal

Thursday, 6 June 2024, 10:53 am | New Zealand Geographic Board

Consultation opens today on a proposal to correct the spelling of the Lower Hutt suburb Petone to Pito One. More >>

Public Feedback Sought On Central Auckland Railway Station Name Proposals

Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has opened public consultation on proposed names for four central Auckland railway stations. The names Te Waihorotiu Railway Station and Karanga-a-Hape Railway Station are proposed for new railway stations ... More >>

Geographic Board Opens Consultation On Proposed Railway Station Names South Of Auckland

Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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: Paerātā Railway Station, Ngākōroa Railway Station, and ... More >>

Geographic Board Opens Consultation On Proposed Railway Station Names South Of Auckland

Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

Mount Axford Officially Named After Prominent Space Scientist

Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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. The new place name recognises Sir Ian Axford, an eminent New ... More >>

Central Wellington Area Officially Named Paekākā

Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha ... More >>

Call for submissions on place name changes in Fiordland

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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. Under the proposals, the spelling of Mackinnon ... More >>

Dual name altered for Shag River (Waihemo)

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou ... More >>

Hillpark suburb officially named after 60 years

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

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. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa Chairperson Anselm Haanen says the decision ... More >>

Call For Submissions On Maxwell Name Change To Pākaraka

Friday, 28 May 2021, 11:33 am | New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is inviting public submissions to alter an official locality name from Maxwell to Pākaraka, which is 19km west-northwest of Whanganui. The Board will accept submissions for or against ... More >>

NZGB Makes Official Decisions On 699 Place Names

Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 10:13 am | New Zealand Geographic Board

On 16 July 2020, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa notified 699 decisions. These include: 273 official place names in the Wellington Region, 382 significant official Māori place names around Te Ika-a-Māui North Island and ... More >>

NZGB announces 503 newly official place names

Thursday, 12 December 2019, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

Media advisory 12 December 2019 The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has notified 16 official dual names in Fiordland and 487 official place names in the Wellington Region and Southern Alps. Tamatea / Dusky Sound is ... More >>

Dual names proposed for Fiordland’s sounds and inlets

Monday, 20 May 2019, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) is inviting submissions on proposals to create dual Māori–English names for 16 sounds and inlets in Fiordland. The NZGB says restoring traditional Ngāi Tahu names alongside ... More >>

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