Several place names have recently been made official, including amendments to existing names, some made official under fast-track, and a changed name for Stewart Crags.
Approved under the fast-track process:
- Kororāreka Point, Bay of Islands
- Mākirikiri Stream South Branch, Wairarapa
- Ben More Stream, Lake Coleridge
- Ben More, Lake Coleridge
Gazetted amendments, adding macrons or the word ‘Mount’:
- Kororāreka Bay, Bay of Islands
- Kororāreka Point Scenic Reserve, Bay of Islands
- Kaumātua Ridge, Remutaka Range
- Whakatīkei River, Upper Hutt
- Whāingaroa Harbour, Raglan
- Mount Lois, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
- Mount Aspinall, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
Final decision made by the Board:
- Stewart Crags altered to Kea Crag
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 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, stakeholders and iwi. It researches all proposals and encourages the use of 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.
Ingoa o nā tata nei kua pānuihia e Ngā Pou Taunaha
He maha ngā ingoa wāhi kua whakamanahia i nā tata nei, tae atu ki ētahi whakahounga ki ētahi ingoa kua noho kē mai, ko ētahi kua whakamanahia i raro i te tukanga whakatau wawe, me te panonitia o te ingoa o Stewart Crags.
I whakaaetia i raro i te tukanga whakatau wawe:
- Kororāreka Point, Bay of Islands
- Mākirikiri Stream South Branch, Wairarapa
- Ben More Stream, Lake Coleridge
- Ben More, Lake Coleridge
Whakahounga kua kāhetitia, te hoatu tohutō te kupu ‘Mount’ rānei:
- Kororāreka Bay, Bay of Islands
- Kororāreka Point Scenic Reserve, Bay of Islands
- Kaumātua Ridge, Remutaka Range
- Whakatīkei River, Upper Hutt
- Whāingaroa Harbour, Raglan
- Mount Lois, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
- Mount Aspinall, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
Whakatau whakamutunga a te Poari:
- Stewart Crags kua whakarerekētia ki te Kea Crag
He kōrero 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 whenua, tētahi wāhi rānei. Ka whai te Poari i ētahi aratohu taunaha, ētahi paerewa, me ngā tikanga mahi papai o te ao e pakari ai, e mauroa ai tāna 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 whakapāpā haere mō tētahi tono ingoa kē e whakapono ana ia ka hāngai ake.
Ka whakapā atu te Poari ki ngā umanga e tika ana, ki ngā hapori o te hau kāinga, ki te hunga whai pānga me ngā iwi e hāngai ana. Ka rangahaua e ia ngā tono katoa, ka whakahau hoki kia whakamahia ko te ingoa wāhi Māori taketake ake.
Me mātua whakamahi ko te ingoa wāhi mana ki ngā tuhinga mana katoa pērā i te tohu huarahi, te mahere whenua, te paetukutuku, te putunga raraunga me ngā whakaputanga mā te hunga tāpoi.
E āhei ana te tangata noa ki te tāpae whakaaro mō te tono ingoa wāhi, ā-tuihono rānei mā te īmēra rānei ki nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz, mā te tuku reta hāngai atu rānei ki te Tokomatua a te Poari.
Ka taea te ingoa mana te ingoa wāhi rānei kua takoto te rangahau i te New Zealand Gazetteer.
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