Notice of a Proposal to Assign an Undersea Feature Name
Pursuant to section 16 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa gives notice of a proposal to assign an undersea feature name as specified in the Schedule below.
Submissions on the proposed undersea feature name may be made on the form linked from https://www.linz.govt.nz/consultations/place-name-consultation, by email to: nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz, or by writing to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, c/o Land Information New Zealand, PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145.
In accordance with section 17 of the Act, submissions must state with reasons whether the proposal is supported or objected to. If an objection is made, then the submission may suggest another name.
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Proposed Undersea Feature Name |
Feature Type and Description |
Submission deadline |
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Te Puaitaha Canyon |
An undersea canyon between -45.5354 latitude, 166.6258 longitude and -45.4575 latitude, 166.4508, immediately to the west of Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound. |
5 June 2025 |
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of May 2025.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.