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Place naming

What is proposed?

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

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

Make a submission

This proposal is open for public submissions until 3 February 2025.

Alternatively you can submit by:

  • write directly to the email address, or
  • post a letter to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, c/o Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145.