What is proposed?
The proposal is to alter Five Fingers Canyon to Taumoana Canyon and make it the official name of an undersea canyon extending offshore from the entrance to Tamatea / Dusky Sound.
The Board considered this proposal report at its meeting on 20 April 2021. The proposal was notified for one month so that the public can make submissions supporting or objecting to the name.
The Board considered this report on submissions for Onetāhua Rise at its 22 July 2021 hui.
The Board considered this report at its 20 October 2021.
Outcome
Now official
Taumoana Canyon is officially altered from Five Fingers Canyon.
Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 16 February 2022.