Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has announced recent place naming decisions across Aotearoa New Zealand.
These decisions include previously unofficial Māori names in Auckland, a previously unnamed island in a river near Ashhurst, and the addition of a macron in the name Waimā River.
Auckland place names
The Board has made official 541 Māori place names in Auckland. All the names have been used for many years, are in local use, and are recorded on official maps, with no other recorded name. Of the 541, 194 have had macrons added.
Names include:
- Anawhata Stream – Waitakere Ranges
- Haraki Point – on Pakihi Island
- Kauritūtahi Island – Manukau Harbour
- Rangiriri Creek - Manakau Harbour near Clarks Beach
- Waitawa Bay - Waitawa Regional Park
A full list of names can be found at:
Parahaki (island), near Ashhurst
An unofficial recorded island name where the Manawatū and Pohangina Rivers meet near Ashurst has been officially approved as Parahaki.
The name refers to strategic signalling fires maintained on the island by Rangitāne. The island was also a seasonal kāinga (home), mahinga kai (food gathering) site and urupā (cemetery).
Evidence shows the name has been used since the late 1800s.
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 Secretary.
Official and recorded place names can be searched in the New Zealand Gazetteer.
Board media contact
Email: media@linz.govt.nz
Ph: 027 566 5251
Ngā whakatau ingoa wāhi kua pānuitia e Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
Kua pānuitia e Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa āna whakataunga ingoa wāhi o nā tata nei puta noa i Aotearoa, pērā i ētahi ingoa Māori i Tāmaki Makaurau kīhai i mana i mua, tētahi moutere ingoa kore kei tētahi awa pātata ki Ashhurst, me te hoatu tohutō ki te ingoa o te Waimā River.
Ingoa wāhi i Tāmaki Makaurau
Kua whakamanahia e te Poari ētahi ingoa wāhi Māori e 541 i Tāmaki Makaurau. Ka hia tau ngā ingoa nei e whakamahia ana, e huaina ana e te hau kāinga, kua takoto mai hoki ki ngā mahere mana, kāore he ingoa kē atu kua takoto mai. O ngā ingoa e 541, kua hoatu he tohutō ki ētahi ingoa 186.
Ko ētahi o ngā ingoa ko:
- Anawhata Stream – Waitakere Ranges
- Haraki Point – kei Pakihi Island
- Kauritūtahi Island – Manukau Harbour
- Rangiriri Creek - Manakau Harbour pātata ki Clarks Beach
- Waitawa Bay - Waitawa Regional Park
Ka kitea ngā ingoa katoa i konei.
Parahaki (moutere), pātata ki Ashhurst
Kua whakamanahia te ingoa o Parahaki, tētahi ingoa kua takoto kīhai i mana mō tētahi moutere kei te pūtahitanga o te Manawatū me te awa o Pohangina pātata ki Ashurst.
E kōrero ana te ingoa mō ngā ahi whakapua rautaki i tiakina i te moutere e Rangitāne. He kāinga te moutere nei i ōna anō pekanga tau, he mahinga kai, he urupā hoki.
E whakaatu ana ngā taunakitanga i whakamahia te ingoa mai i ngā tau tōmuri o te 1800.
Mō Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
He rōpū motuhake ā-ture a Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. E tautokohia ana, e whakahaeretia ana te Poari e Toitū Te Whenua Aotearoa.
E āhei ana te tangata noa ki te tono ingoa mō tētahi ingoa mō tētahi tārainga matawhenua, tētahi wāhi rānei. Whai ai te Poari i ētahi aratohu taunaha, ētahi paerewa, me ngā tikanga mahi papai o te ao kia whakatau ai ia i runga i te mātau e pakari ai, e mauroa ai āna whakatau.
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 a Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.
Ki te kore te Poari e whakaae ki tētahi tono, e pai ana tana whakapāpā haere mō tētahi atu tono e whakaaro ana ia ka hāngai ake.
Ka whakapā atu te Poari ki ngā umanga e hāngai ana, ki ngā hapori o te hau kāinga, ki ngā kaunihera, ki te hunga whai pānga me te iwi. Ka rangahaua e ia ngā tono katoa me tana tautoko i te ingoa wāhi Māori ake.
Me mātua whakamahi te ingoa wāhi mana i ngā tuhinga mana katoa pērā i te tohu huarahi, te mahere, te paetukutuku, te putunga raraunga me ngā tuhinga mā te tūruhi.
E āhei ana te tangata noa ki te tuku whakaaro mai mō te ingoa kua tonoa, me tuku mai ā-tuihonome īmēra mai rānei ki nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz, me tuku reta tika mai rānei ki te Hēkeretari a te Poari.
Ka taea te toro ngā kōrero mō te ingoa mana me te ingoa kua takoto i te New Zealand Gazetteer.
Kaiwhakapā pāho Poari
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