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The functions and jurisdiction of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) are defined in sections 10-12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) is the national authority for naming geographic features and places in New Zealand, its offshore islands and continental shelf, and the Ross Dependency of Antarctica. Its purpose and processes, and the areas under its authority are defined in legislation.The NZGB is required to administer the official listing of New Zealand place names, the New Zealand Gazetteer.http://www.linz.govt.nz/regulatory/place-names/about-new-zealand-geographic-board |