Standard for Crown protected area
names
NZGBS60001
Publication date: 20 April 2012
Table of Contents
Terms and definitions ................................................................................................3
Foreword ...................................................................................................................4
Introduction ..............................................................................................................4
Purpose of standard ..................................................................................................4
Brief history of standard ............................................................................................4
References ................................................................................................................4
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Scope .................................................................................................................5
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Intended use of standard ..................................................................................5
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Crown protected areas ......................................................................................5
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Names for Crown protected areas .....................................................................6
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Official Crown protected area names ....................................................................... 6
Specific names ..................................................................................................... 6
Generic terms ...................................................................................................... 7
Māori names ........................................................................................................ 7
Dual names ......................................................................................................... 7
Alternative names................................................................................................. 7
Unacceptable names ............................................................................................. 8
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Consultation ......................................................................................................9
Appendix A: Approved generic terms ...................................................................... 10
Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply:
Term/abbreviation
Definition
alternative names
any two or more official geographic names for the same geographic
feature or Crown protected area. Any one, or all, of those names
may be used.
CPA
Crown protected area, as defined in s 4 of the New Zealand
Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
dual name
an official name that comprises two specific component name parts,
normally of different languages, typically Māori and English. All
parts of a dual name must be used together as one string.
geographic feature
as defined in s 4 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou
Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
NZGB
New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
NZGBA
New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act
2008
official geographic name
as defined in s 4 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou
Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
orthography
spelling of words according to the prescribed rules of a given
linguistic tradition
place
as defined in s 4 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou
Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
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Foreword
Introduction
The New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (NZGBA)
extended the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
(NZGB) to review and concur with proposals for official names for Crown protected areas
(CPAs) received from the Department of Conservation (DOC).
CPAs protect conservation values, natural features, and cultural heritage values. Official
names are assigned to CPAs in recognition of their significance. The official name also
provides an effective, easy to use, and appropriate reference to that area.
This standard has been developed in consultation with the Minister of Conservation to define
the criteria that the NZGB will use when reviewing and concurring with proposals to assign or
alter Crown protected area names. All proposals to assign or alter CPA names must be in
accordance with this standard.
Purpose of standard
The purpose of this standard is to specify the criteria that the NZGB must use to review and
concur with proposals for CPA names. It also meets the duty of the NZGB under s 12(b) of the
NZGBA to develop rules, standards, or guidelines in consultation with the Minister of
Conservation for the naming of CPAs.
Brief history of standard
This standard supersedes LINZ 2009, NZGBS60001:Interim standard for Crown protected area
names, Office of the Surveyor-General, LINZ.
References
The following documents are necessary for the application of this standard:

New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008

Conservation Act 1987

Marine Reserves Act 1971

National Parks Act 1980

Reserves Act 1977
For more detail and wider understanding of naming practices and rationale, refer to NZGB
2010, Frameworks of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa, Office
of the Surveyor-General, LINZ, Wellington.
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Scope
This standard specifies the:
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(a)
criteria the NZGB will take into account when reviewing and concurring with a
proposal by DOC to assign or alter an official geographic name of a CPA in
accordance with the NZGBA,
(b)
principles the NZGB will apply to CPA names within the territorial limits of New
Zealand, and
(c)
consultation requirements to enable the NZGB to review and concur with a
proposal.
Intended use of standard
This standard must be used by the NZGB when reviewing and concurring with a
proposal from DOC to assign or alter an official CPA name.
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Crown protected areas
Section 4 of the NZGBA defines a CPA as:
(a)
land or an interest in land held under the Conservation Act 1987 for the purpose
of a conservation park, ecological area, sanctuary area, or wilderness area, or
for any other specified purpose, as provided for in Part 4 of that Act,
(b)
a government purpose reserve, historic reserve, nature reserve, recreation
reserve, scenic reserve, or scientific reserves, as provided for in Part 3 of the
Reserves Act 1977 (but not a reserve that is vested in a local authority),
(c)
a marine reserve, as defined in s 2 of the Marine Reserves Act 1971, and
(d)
a national park, as defined in s 2 of the National Parks Act 1980.
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Names for Crown protected areas
4.1
Official Crown protected area names
The official name for a CPA must comprise both a specific name and a generic term.
4.2
Specific names
The NZGB must apply the following principles for specific names when reviewing and
concurring with a proposal for an official CPA name:
(a)
Existing names or names that are in common local usage should normally take
precedence over new names.1
(b)
Names should be associated with a geographic feature or place within or near
the CPA.
(c)
Generic geographic feature types may be included in the specific name.
(d)
Names may acknowledge predominant or significant flora, fauna, rock, soil,
recreational activity, or industry present within the CPA.
(e)
Names may commemorate explorations, historical events or sites, or expeditions
related to the CPA, including those of early Māori.
(f)
Names may recognise the priority of discovery of significant geographic features
within the CPA, including those of early Māori.
(g)
Names may be used to honour the memory of significant persons associated
with the CPA. Where CPA names are used for posthumous commemoration:
(i)
surnames are preferable,
(ii)
naming will be limited to those persons who have made an outstanding,
significant or fundamental contribution to conservation or cultural heritage
matters, and
(iii)
the person must have had a direct link with the area during their lifetime.
(h)
Names may be used to acknowledge associations involved in the proposal,
planning, development, establishment, administration, and management of the
CPA.
(i)
Names must be sufficiently distinct to avoid confusion with other named CPAs or
unrelated named features and places.
(j)
Names should be short and simple.
(k)
Names should use English or Te Reo Māori orthography.
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This includes names that do not comply with all provisions of this section (eg possessive names, hyphens,
apostrophes, word separations, composite words).
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(l)
Names that reflect or are associated with other named geographic features or
places should use the same spelling as the existing names.
(m) Acronyms, abbreviations or numeric digits should not be used.
4.3
Generic terms
The NZGB must apply the following principles for generic terms when reviewing and
concurring with a proposal for an official CPA name:
4.4
(a)
The generic term of a CPA name must state the type of area that is being
named.
(b)
Generic terms should normally be selected from the list provided in Appendix A.
(c)
Generic terms not listed in Appendix A may be used with the agreement of the
NZGB and DOC where they have been used historically to describe a particular
CPA.
(d)
Generic terms must not be abbreviated.
Māori names
The NZGB must apply the following principles for Māori names when reviewing and
concurring with a proposal for an official CPA name:
4.5
(a)
Where appropriate, names should use macrons to clarify their spelling, meaning,
and pronunciation.
(b)
Word division should be shown where it is known to exist and is supported by
common usage. The use of hyphens to connect either Māori or English names
should generally be avoided.
(c)
English generics may be added to Māori names to assist with emergency service
and maritime safety responses.
(d)
Confirmation on the orthography of a Māori name should be sought by DOC from
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission).
Dual names
The NZGB must apply the following principles for dual names when reviewing and
concurring with a proposal for an official CPA name:
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(a)
In general, an original Māori name should be the preceding name, followed by a
forward slash (with a visible space on each side), and then the non-Māori name.
(b)
The order in (a) may be reversed in special circumstances; for example, where
there are considerations for emergency service and maritime safety responses.
Alternative names
The NZGB must not concur with a proposal for an alternative name for a CPA, except
in exceptional circumstances.
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4.7
Unacceptable names
The NZGB must not concur with a proposal for an official CPA name that is:
(a)
misspelt,
(b)
named after a living person,
(c)
applied to similar areas elsewhere, unless it is directly associated with a related
geographic feature,
(d)
very long,
(e)
not euphonious,
(f)
a full name or unwieldy title of an individual, institution, or organisation,
(g)
named after a commercial product or its manufacturer,
(h)
related to friends or relations of the individual proposing the name, (this does
not apply to ancestral names proposed by descendants),
(i)
related to the person proposing the name,
(j)
derogatory, discriminatory, offensive, or in poor taste,
(k)
of a person occupying high office who has not contributed directly and
significantly to the CPA or who is in no way associated with the CPA,
(l)
of a person who has donated to or sponsored the creation of the CPA, whether
living or dead, unless paragraphs 4.2(g) and 4.2(h) are appropriate,2
(m) comprised of directional, qualifying, or indistinct terminology, eg west, north,
high, low, upper, lower, new, or old,
(n)
an alternative, alias, or abbreviation,
(o)
comprised of apostrophes or hyphens, and
(p)
of the possessive form, although the possessive 's' may be retained to preserve
euphony if apostrophes are not used.
In exceptional circumstances, the NZGB may concur with a proposal that does not
meet all the above-listed criteria.
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This provision is to ensure that the commemoration of personal names for a CPA cannot be purchased.
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Consultation
(a)
The NZGB must review a CPA name proposal where the CPA has been created
under the:
(i)
Conservation Act 1987,
(ii)
Marine Reserves Act 1971,
(iii)
National Parks Act 1980, or
(iv)
Reserves Act 1977.
COMMENTARY
 The names of CPAs created under the Conservation Act 1987 and the
Marine Reserves Act 1971 are subject to statutory notification and
consultation requirements.
 In the case of the National Parks Act 1980 and the Reserves Act 1977 there
is no statutory requirement to consult or advertise a proposed name but
DOC may choose to do so in the interests of making an informed decision
on a proposed name for a reserve.
(b)
The appropriate Māori groups and interested public must be consulted before the
NZGB concurs with a proposal.
COMMENTARY
As the consideration of any consultation rests with DOC, the NZGB expects
that DOC will undertake that consultation.
(c)
Consultation on a CPA name proposal may be carried out separately or as part of
the wider consultation for the establishment of a CPA.
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Appendix A: Approved generic terms
The following table lists generic terms for CPA names that have been approved by the NZGB.
Generic term
Definition
amenity area
a conservation area held under s 23(a) of the Conservation Act
1987
conservation park
a conservation area held under s 19 of the Conservation Act
1987
ecological area
a conservation area held under s 21 of the Conservation Act
1987
sanctuary area
a conservation area held under s 22 of the Conservation Act
1987
wilderness area
a conservation area held under s 20 of the Conservation Act
1987
wildlife management area
a conservation area held under s 23(b) of the Conservation Act
1987
national park
a conservation area held under s 4 of the National Parks Act
1980
marine reserve
a reserve area held under s 4 of the Marine Reserves Act 1971
historic reserve
a reserve area held under s 18 of the Reserves Act 1977
nature reserve
a reserve area held under s 20 of the Reserves Act 1977
recreation reserve
a reserve area held under s 17 of the Reserves Act 1977
scientific reserve
a reserve area held under s 21 of the Reserves Act 1977
scenic reserve
a reserve area held under s 19 of the Reserves Act 1977
Government
reserve
purpose
a reserve area held under s 22 of the Reserves Act 1977
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