Place name proposal - Aratika Reef | Toitū Te Whenua

What was proposed?

The proposal was to make Aratika Reef the official name of a fully submerged reef between Bird Island and Forsyth Island / Te Paruparu in the Marlborough Sounds.

Outcome

Now official

Aratika Reef was assigned as the official name of a fully submerged reef between Bird Island and Forsyth Island / Te Paruparu in the Marlborough Sounds.

Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 27 February 2025

Report

Proposal report for Aratika Reef

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At its hui on 15 October 2024 the Board considered this report on the proposal. The proposal is notified for two months so that the public can make submissions supporting or objecting to the proposed name.

Media

15 November 2024 - Consultation opens on proposals to name geographic features

Location for Aratika Reef

OpenStreetMap - Standard LINZ Aerial Basemap LINZ TOPO 50

Map showing the location of the fully submerged reef in Forsyth Bay, approximately halfway between the northern end of Bird Island and the southern end of Pigeon Bay on Forsyth Island / Te Paruparu in the Marlborough Sounds.