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New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008

General matters and key provisions relating to New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa - New Zealand Geographic Board: its jurisdiction, powers, functions, and duties - Jurisdiction and powers of Board

8: Extent of Board’s jurisdiction

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"The Board decides names for New Zealand's geographic features and areas."

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The Board has power over geographic features and Crown protected areas in New Zealand. This includes the territorial limits of New Zealand and the continental shelf, as defined in section 2(1) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964. You can find more information about the continental shelf in this Act. The Board also has power over the Ross Dependency, as defined in the Ross Dependency Boundaries and Government Order in Council 1923 and section 7(1) of the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994. The Board's power extends to parts of Antarctica outside the Ross Dependency, but only as far as its powers are relevant. The Board cannot assign a name to, or alter the name of, New Zealand.

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Part 1General matters and key provisions relating to New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
New Zealand Geographic Board: its jurisdiction, powers, functions, and duties: Jurisdiction and powers of Board

8Extent of Board’s jurisdiction

  1. The Board has jurisdiction to exercise its powers and to carry out its functions and duties under this Act or any other enactment in relation to geographic features and Crown protected areas within—

  2. the territorial limits of New Zealand; and
    1. the continental shelf, as defined in section 2(1) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964; and
      1. the Ross Dependency, as defined in the Ross Dependency Boundaries and Government Order in Council 1923 and section 7(1) of the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994.

        1. In addition, the Board may exercise its powers and carry out its functions and duties under this Act, as far as they are relevant, in relation to those parts of Antarctica outside the Ross Dependency.

        2. However, the Board does not have jurisdiction to assign a name to, or alter the name of, New Zealand.

        Notes
        • Section 8(1)(c): amended, on , by section 103 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).