Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Marine reserves, seafloor protection areas, and high protection areas - Official geographic names

31: Publication of official geographic names

You could also call this:

"Telling the public the official names of places"

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You need to know that the Board has a job to do. They must tell the public about the official geographic names as soon as they can after this Act starts. They have to follow the rules in section 21(2) and (3) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 to give public notice. The notice will say when each official geographic name became official, which is the date this Act commenced.

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This page was last updated on 28 October 2025

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30: Official geographic names, or

"Special names for Hauraki Gulf areas"

32: Subsequent alteration of official geographic names, or

"What happens if a marine reserve's official name is changed?"

Part 2Marine reserves, seafloor protection areas, and high protection areas
Official geographic names

31Publication of official geographic names

The Board must, as soon as practicable after commencement of this Act, give public notice, in accordance with section 21(2) and (3) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, of each official geographic name specified under section 30.
The notice must state that each official geographic name became an official geographic name on the date on which this Act commenced.