Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has officially named and defined the boundaries of two Waikato rural localities north of Huntly: Rangiriri and Whangamarino.
The unofficial locality names Rangiriri, Rangiriri West and Churchill are now covered by one official name, Rangiriri. Its boundaries have also been officially set.
The Board has also set official boundaries for Whangamarino, which includes Hampton Downs.
These names and extents of these localities have been officially defined to eliminate confusion arising from the use of other names in the area.
About Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board is an independent statutory body. The Board is supported and administered by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.
Anyone may propose a name for a geographic feature or place. The Board uses naming guidelines and standards and follows international good practice to help it to make informed, robust and enduring decisions.
The Board recognises the importance of pronunciation in te reo, and macrons support both pronunciation and meaning. Therefore, the Board follows the orthographic conventions of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission).
If the Board doesn't agree with a proposal, it may consult on a different proposal considered to be more appropriate.
The Board consults with relevant agencies, local communities, councils, stakeholders and iwi. It researches all proposals and encourages original Māori place names.
Official place names must be used in all official documents like road signs, maps, websites, databases and publications for tourists.
Anyone can make a submission on proposed place names, either online or by emailing nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz, or by mailing directly to the Board’s Secretariat.
Official and recorded place names can be searched in the New Zealand Gazetteer.
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Kua mana te taunahatia o Rangiriri me Whangamarino
Kua taunahatia kia mana, kua tautuhia anō e Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ngā paenga o ētahi wāhi tuawhenua o Waikato e rua kei te raki o Huntly: a Rangiriri me Whangamarino.
Ka kapi ngā ingoa wāhi kāore i mana o Rangiriri, o Rangiriri West me Churchill i te ingoa mana kotahi, ki a Rangiriri. Kua mana anō te whakaritea o ōna paenga.
Kua whakaritea anō e te Poari ngā paenga mana mō Whangamarino, ka uru atu a Hampton Downs.
Kua mana te tautuhia me te whakaroahia o ngā wāhi nei kia kore ai e ara ake te pōkaikahatanga i te whakamahia o ētahi atu ingoa mō te takiwā.
Mō Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
He rōpū motuhake ā-ture a Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. E tautokohia ana, e whakahaeretia ana mātou e Toitū Te Whenua.
E āhei ana te tangata noa ki te tono ingoa mō tētahi tārainga matawhenua, tētahi wāhi rānei. Ka whai mātou i ētahi aratohu taunaha, ētahi paerewa, me ngā tikanga mahi papai o te ao mō te aro whānui, te auau, me te tino tika o te taunahatanga e kaha ai, e mauroa ai tā mātou i whakatau ai.
E mōhio ana te Poari ki te hiranga o te whakahua i te reo, ka tautoko hoki te tohutō i te whakahuatanga me te tikanga o te kupu. Nō reira, ka whai te Poari i ngā tikanga tuhi i hangaia e Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.
Ki te kore te Poari e whakaae ki tētahi tono, e āhei ana ia ki te whakapā haere mō tono kē e whakaaro ana ia ka hāngai ake.
Ka whakapā te Poari ki ngā umanga e hāngai ana, ngā hapori o te hau kāinga, ngā kaunihera, ki te hunga whai pānga me te iwi. Ka rangahaua e ia ngā tono katoa ka whakahau anō mō te ingoa wāhi Māori taketake.
Me mātua whakamahi ko te ingoa wāhi mana i ngā tuhinga mana katoa pērā i te tohu huarahi, te mahere, te paetukutuku, te pātengi raraunga me ngā whakaputanga mā te tūruhi.
E āhei ana te tangata noa ki te tuku whakaaro mai mō te ingoa kua tonoa, me tāpae mai ā-tuihono me īmēra mai rānei ki nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz, me tuku tika mai rānei ki te Tokomatua o te Poari.
Ka taea te rangahau te ingoa mana me te ingoa wāhi kua takoto i te New Zealand Gazetteer.
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