Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Names for Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi & Hapu

10 July 2009

Pursuant to section 85 of the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) yesterday gazetted one new and one altered official geographic place name. The names took effect on 9 July 2008. You can read the full notice in the decisions of the NZGB.

You can read about the Deed of Settlement Between the Crown and Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu (OTS website pdf 464KB) which was prepared by the Office of Treaty Settlements. Read the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008.

More information

See Rangitoto Peak and Whakapoungakau Range to find a description and map of the new and altered place names.

You can also find out more about the NZGB, Treaty of Waitangi settlement names and LINZ's role in Treaty settlements.

Media enquiries: Kelly Ley-Dahm, Land Information New Zealand, phone +64 4 460 0147, mobile +64 27 278 3968, email
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