Hāwea Flat (Settlement), Hāwea River, Hāwea Island, Lake Hāwea (Lake) and Lake Hāwea (Locality)

This page includes place name proposals for:

  • Hāwea Flat (settlement)
  • Hāwea River
  • Lake Hāwea (lake)
  • Lake Hāwea (locality)
  • Hāwea Island.

Status

  • Spelling alteration from Hawea (macron to be added to a recorded name).
  • "Hāwea Flat" (settlement), "Hāwea River", "Lake Hāwea" (lake), "Lake Hāwea" (locality) and "Hāwea Island" are now official geographic names, as published in the New Zealand Gazette on 16 December 2010, and in relevant newspapers.

Description

Hāwea Flat - small settlement located 5 km south of Lake Hāwea (proposed spelling). Topo50 map CA13 - Lake Hawea, GR 057 490.

Hāwea River - south flowing for 10 km from Lake Hāwea (proposed spelling) into Clutha River/Mata-Au. Topo50 maps CA13 - Lake Hawea, source: GR 025 535; CB13 – Tarras; and CB12 – Cardrona, confluence: GR 984 455.

Lake Hāwea - large lake east of Lake Wanaka, extending north-south for approximately 38 km, fed principally by the Hunter River at the north, and draining into the Hāwea River (proposed spelling) at the south. Topo50 maps BZ13 - Haast Pass / Tioripatea, GR 150 860; CA12 - Minaret Bay, GR 990 714; and CA13 - Lake Hawea, GR 044 662.

Lake Hāwea - small settlement located on the southern shoreline of Lake Hāwea (proposed spelling). Topo50 map CA13 - Lake Hawea, GR 036 535. Spelling alteration from Lake Hawea (macron to be added) and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 2 June 1988, No. 93, page 2239.

Hawea Island - one of two islands commonly known as the ‘Outer Gilbert Islands’, south of Breaksea Island at the entrance to Breaksea Sound, Fiordland. Topo50 map CE04 - Anchor Island, GR 042 317. Spelling alteration from Hawea Island (macron to be added) and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 24 September 1987, No. 163, page 4458.

Report

You can read the Hāwea Place Name Proposal Report (PDF 785KB also available in HTML), which was considered the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) at its meetings on 27 March 2009, 16 September 2009, and 3 August 2010. The report includes a printable map.

Consultation

The consultation period ended 5pm 12 February 2010.

Map

This map shows Hawea River, Flat and Lake (locality and lake).


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This map shows Hawea Island.


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