Railway Branch and Line Alterations
This page includes place name proposals for:
These name proposals were published in the New Zealand Gazette, newspapers and the 14 May 2009 NZGB public notice of decisions.
Report
You can read the place name report for railway branch and line alterations (pdf 1.36MB - also available in HTML), which was considered by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) at its meeting on 27 March 2009. The report includes a printable map.
Consultation
The consultation period ended 5pm 19 June 2009.
Dargaville Branch
Status
Alteration from Dargaville Industrial Line and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1996, No. 94, page 2470.
Description & location
Railway line from Waiotira to Dargaville, topographic maps 260-P07-Dargaville and 260-Q07 & Pt. R07-Whangarei, GR 190 844 to GR 886 842.
Onehunga Branch
Status
Alteration from Onehunga Industrial Line and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1996, No. 94, page 2470.
Description & location
Railway line from Penrose to Onehunga, topographic map 260-R11-Auckland, GR 722 753 to GR 696 729.
Southdown Branch
Status
Alteration from Auckland Freight Branch and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1996, No. 94, page 2470.
Description & location
Railway line from Westfield to Auckland Freight Terminal, topographic map 260-R11-Auckland, GR 735 725 to GR 718 738.
Napier Port Branch
Status
Alteration from Napier Freight Branch and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1996, No. 94, page 2470.
Description & location
Railway line from Napier Junction to Napier Port, topographic map 260-V21-Napier, GR 466 823 to GR 470 844.
Stillwater-Ngākawau Line
Status
Alteration from Stillwater-Westport Line and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 15 January 1998, No. 1, page 78.
Description & location
Railway line from Stillwater to Ngākawau, topographic maps 260-K31-Ahaura, 260-K30-Punakaiki, 260-L30-Reefton, 260-L29-Inangahua, 260-K29-Westport and 260-L28-Mokihinui, GR 742 620 to GR 166 547.
Map
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