Stonefields

Status

• New name for a new suburb
• "Stonefields" is now the official geographic name, as published in the New Zealand Gazette on 16 December 2010, and in relevant newspapers.

Description

Suburb located at the site of an old quarry and an ancient Polynesian garden. Situated between the suburbs of St Johns, Tamaki, Panmure, Mt Wellington, and Ellerslie, in Auckland. Bounded generally by Lunn Avenue at south, Ngahue Drive at west, College Road at north and Mount Wellington (hill) at east. The small new development is proposed to be densely populated, with a school, town centre, shops, restaurants, parks and links with public transport. Topo50 map BA32 - Auckland, GR 640 160.

Report

You can read the Stonefields Place Name Proposal Report (PDF 717KB - 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