15 May 2008

15 May 2008

Notice of Intention to Assign or Alter Place Names

Pursuant to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice is hereby given of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign new place names or alter existing place names, stated in the first column of the Schedule below, to the respective places described in the second column of the said Schedule.

Objection to the proposed new or altered place names may be given in writing, setting out the grounds for objection, to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, care of Land Information New Zealand, Private Box 5501, Wellington 6145, within a period of three months from the date of the New Zealand Gazette containing this notice.

Schedule

South Auckland Land District

Waireinga Falls	Waterfall on the Pakoka River, north of Aotea Harbour, and approximately 11 km south of Raglan, topographic map 260-Q15 & R15 Kawhia, GR 769 643. Alteration from Bridal Veil Falls, and restoration of an original Māori name.

Wellington Land District

Te Motu o Poutoa	Historic pa site located on an elevated area of the left bank of the Manawatu River, covering Anzac Park and overlooking Palmerston North, topographic map 260-T24 Palmerston North, GR 332 891. Not named on current map.

Marlborough and Nelson Land Districts

Elliott Peak	Mountain at height 861m, located in the range 2 km south of Okiwi Bay, Croisilles Harbour, Marlborough Sounds, topographic map 260-O27 Nelson, GR 648 085. Spelling alteration from Elliot Peak.

Nelson Land District

Rangitoto ki te Tonga/D'Urville Island	Major island at the northern extremity of Marlborough Sounds, topographic map 260-O26, P25 & Pt P26 D'Urville, GR 825 420. Updating the dual naming format from Rangitoto ki te Tonga (D'Urville Island) and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 17 February 1983, No. 18, page 409, and New Zealand Gazette, 19 January 1984, No. 3, page 89.

Canterbury Land District

Cradock Stream	Stream flowing generally southerly from Mystery Lake below Dogs Range and into Lake Clearwater, located in the foothills inland from Ashburton, topographic map 260-J36 Mount Harper/Mahaanui, source: GR 503 388, confluence: GR 502 323. Spelling alteration from Craddock Stream.
Downs Creek	Stream flowing generally southeasterly from Geraldine Downs and into the Waihi River, passing west of Geraldine, topographic map 260-J38 Geraldine, source: GR 661 796, confluence: GR 703 747. Not named on current map.
Specimen Creek	Stream flowing generally easterly from the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana and into the Wilberforce River, topographic map 260-K33 Otira, source: GR 730 028, confluence: GR 745 022. Spelling alteration from Speciman Creek.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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Notice of Final Decisions to Assign or Alter or Remove Place Names

Pursuant to section 15 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign new or alter existing or remove existing place names, stated in the first column of the Schedule below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedule, and that such decisions take effect on 15th May 2008.

Schedule

North Auckland Land District

Waimangō Point	Coastal point on the northwestern shores of the Firth of Thames, topographic map 260-S11 Waiheke, GR 136 656. Spelling alteration from Waimangu Point.
Waimangō Stream	Stream flowing generally northeasterly into the Firth of Thames at Waimangō Point, topographic map 260-S11 Waiheke, source: GR 100 612, confluence: GR 135 656. Spelling alteration from Waimangu Stream.

North Shore City Suburb Names

See map pdf 1.65MB, printed copies available from the Secretary, or search online via street address at http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/?src=/suburbs/suburb_search.asp.

Note: The 42 other new and existing suburb names were processed separately.

Pinehill	Existing. Topographic map 260-R10 Whangaparaoa, centred around NZMG coordinate 2664330E, 6495300N.
Rosedale	Existing. Topographic map 260-R10 Whangaparaoa, centred around NZMG coordinate 2663500E, 6493680N.

Nelson Land District

Lake Daniell	Lake, northeast of Springs Junction, topographic map 260-M31 Lewis, GR 515 785. Spelling alteration from Lake Daniells.

Canterbury Land District

Emerald Stream	Stream flowing generally east southeasterly towards Tengawai River, crossing SH 8 immediately north of the Hunterslea Road intersection at GR 401 626 (Bridge No. 3), north of Albury, topographic map 260-J38 Geraldine, source: GR 358 641. Not named on current map.
Kaitiaki Peak	Peak at height 2222m, located in the Mount Cook Range above Ball Pass, topographic map 260-H36 Aoraki/Mount Cook, GR 804 252. Not named on current map.
Pulpit Rock	Isolated and prominent rock formation, 3 km west of the locality of French Farm at the northwest inner reaches of Akaroa Harbour, topographic map 260-N36&N37 Akaroa, GR 997 132. Not named on current map.
Rocky Gully River	River flowing generally northeasterly into the Tengawai River, near Albury, topographic maps 260-J38 Geraldine, 260-J39&K39 Timaru, and 260-I39 Kirkliston, source from the Hunters Hills on 260-I39: GR 296 453, confluence on 260-J38: GR 417 609. River not named on current map. Gorge currently named Rocky Gully.

Westland Land District

Gibb Creek	Stream flowing generally northwesterly along the Omoeroa Range, and into Omoeroa River, topographic map 260-G35,H35&H34 Franz Josef/Waiau, source: GR 756 549, confluence: GR 706 603. Spelling alteration from Gibbs Creek.
Lake Gibb	Small lake, northwest of Lake Mueller and 5-6 km north of the locality of Fox Glacier, topographic map 260-G35,H35&H34 Franz Josef/Waiau, GR 683 506. Spelling alteration from Lake Gibbs.
Matthies Creek	Stream flowing generally northerly from Bald Hill, and into Whakapohai River (Little River), west of Lake Moeraki, topographic maps 260-F36&G36 Paringa, and 260-F37 Haast, source on 260-F37: GR 056 076, confluence on 260-F36&G36: GR 081 125. Spelling alteration from Mathias Creek.

Westland/Otago Land Districts

Mount Clark	Mountain at height 2450m, located on the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, between the Landsborough and Hopkins Rivers, topographic map 260-H37 Tasman, GR 558 011. Spelling alteration from Mount Clarke.

New Zealand Undersea Feature Names to be Removed

Norman Rocks	47°43.17'S Latitude, 178°57.10'E Longitude. Formerly underwater rocks, 6.5 km northwest of the Bounty Islands. Recorded as Norman Rocks on earlier charts but the feature no longer exists. Hydrographic Chart NZ 3111. Norman Rocks removed from the latest chart.
Rosario Rock	47°48.96'S Latitude, 178°58.50'E Longitude. Formerly underwater rock, 7.5 km southwest of the Bounty Islands. Recorded as Rosario Rock on earlier charts but the feature no longer exists. Hydrographic Chart NZ 3111. Rosario Rock removed from the latest chart.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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Notice of Final Decisions to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

Notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign the place names stated in the first column of Schedules 1 and 2 below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedules; and to revise the place name stated in the first column of Schedule 3 below, to the place described in the second column of the said Schedule; and that such decisions take effect on the date of the New Zealand Gazette containing this notice.

Schedule 1

New Zealand Names

Barrett Glacier	84°37'S Latitude, 174°10'W Longitude. A glacier about 30 km long, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Llano, north-west and then north-north-east to the Ross Ice Shelf. Lying immediately east of the Massam Glacier. Topographic map: SV 1-10/1 Shackleton Glacier (1:250,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but published in the 4th Supplement to the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency, dated c.1964.
Blorenge Buttress	76°43'S Latitude, 161°21'E Longitude. A very prominent, orange coloured pillar of Beacon sandstone, 4 km west of the summit of Flagship Mountain, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The pillar is flanked to the west by steep blue ice and a huge windscoop from Flight Deck Névé, and rises sheer from a large ice-free area to the north. Topographic map: Flagship Mountain (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1977.
Drifter Cirque	76°35'S Latitude, 161°02'E Longitude. A cirque between Mount Schmidtman and Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Flagship Mountain (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.
Holystone Slope	76°46'S Latitude, 161°20'E Longitude. A shallow, blue-ice distributory overflow from Flight Deck Névé, 2.5 km wide, that flows northwest over subdued steps between Dotson Ridge and Dory Nunatak, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Alatna Valley (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.
Low Nunatak	77°04'25"S Latitude, 161°57'00"E Longitude. A nunatak in the Cotton Glacier 4 km north of the western end of Killer Ridge, Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. About 1.5 km long, the nunatak rises 50 m above the surrounding ice surface to about 450 m above sea level. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
The Cocked Hat	77°15'S Latitude, 162°45'E Longitude. A bluff-type mountain rising to 1100 m, 6 km southwest of Lizards Foot in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but published in the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency, dated 1958, as a 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition name.
Tillergone Slope	76°44'S Latitude, 161°24'E Longitude. A shallow, blue ice glacial slope or overflow, 3 km wide, which is a distributary of Flight Deck Névé over subdued steps between Dotson Ridge and Flagship Mountain, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic maps: Flagship Mountain and Alatna Valley (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.

Schedule 2

United States of America Names

Bachtold Glacier	77°07'30"S Latitude, 162°00'00"E Longitude. Glacier flowing north from Mount Chaudoin, Gonville and Caius Range, into the lower part of Cotton Glacier, Victoria Land. The glacier drains the broad slopes between Killer Ridge and Red Ridge. Topographic maps: Mount Mahony and Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Basurto	76°56'S Latitude, 160°42'E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2000 m at the south end of Noring Terrace, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Bevilacqua	76°14'00"S Latitude, 162°28'30"E Longitude. A mostly ice-free mountain rising to 1343 m, 2.5 km north of Mount Evans, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The summit is situated at the union of Y-shaped ridge lines. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Brigham	77°07'S Latitude, 162°18'E Longitude. A peak at the centre of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1450 m, 4 km west southwest of Mount Curtiss. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Chaudoin	77°09'15"S Latitude, 162°01'30"E Longitude. An abrupt mountain rising to about 1400 m, at the western end of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The mountain forms part of the divide between Bachtold Glacier and Griffiths Glacier. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Coalbed Mountain	77°12'S Latitude, 160°16'E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2230 m at Robison Peak, located between Cycle Glacier and Rim Glacier in eastern Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Ebel Hills	77°13'S Latitude, 160°51'E Longitude. A cluster of rugged hills at the head of Frazier Glacier, abutting the rim of Webb Cirque, and east of Skew Peak, Victoria Land. The hills are 2.5 km long and rise to 2300 m. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Four Mile Cliff	77°12'S Latitude, 162°25'E Longitude. A rock cliff 7 km long that flanks the southern side of Debenham Glacier, located north of Mount Bevilacqua, Victoria Land. The cliff rises 150 m above the glacier and 600 m above sea level. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Head Mountains	77°12'S Latitude, 160°05'E Longitude. A group of mountains to the south of Gateway Nunatak and at the head of Mackay Glacier, near the interior ice plateau of Victoria Land. From west to east the group includes Mount DeWitt, Mount Littlepage, Mount Dearborn and Coalbed Mountain. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Heil Valley	77°11'30"S Latitude, 160°04'00"E Longitude. An ice-free valley 2.5 km long that indents the northern part of V-shaped Mount Littlepage, Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Helicopter Mountains	77°11'30"S Latitude, 161°23'00"E Longitude. A series of rugged mountains west of Mount Mahony, Saint Johns Range, rising to 1700 m at Mount James and including also from west to east Touchstone Crag, Mick Peak and Hott Peak. The mountains form the northwest end of Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Hopkins Nunataks	76°46'S Latitude, 160°24'E Longitude. A group of three nunataks rising to 2180 m at the head of Cambridge Glacier, between the Coombs Hills and Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The nunataks extend west-east 2.5 km and rise about 50 m above Cambridge Glacier. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Hott Peak	77°12'40"S Latitude, 161°30'00"E Longitude. A steep ridgelike mountain with a sharp peak rising to 1550 m between Mount James and Mount Mahony in east Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Hubel	77°13'30"S Latitude, 161°54'00"E Longitude. A prominent ice-free mountain rising to 1450 m in the north part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain stands above Miller Glacier and Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Hush	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°46'00"E Longitude. A steep ice-free mountain, 1400 m, joined by a col to the central-east part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain extends east northeast 1.6 km into Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount James	77°12'S Latitude, 161°29'E Longitude. The highest mountain in Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1700 m, between Mick Peak and Hott Peak. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Jatko Peak	77°11'S Latitude, 160°58'E Longitude. A sharp-pointed peak rising to 2050 m, 3 km northwest of Dykes Peak in Clare Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Mount Lewis	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°31'00"E Longitude. A mountain rising to 1450 m at the southwest end of Rutherford Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. A rock gable on the southwest face of the mountain provides an easily recognized landmark. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Lobeck Glacier	77°13'15"S Latitude, 161°46'00"E Longitude. A glacier flowing northeast between Rutherford Ridge and Kuivinen Ridge in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. About 6 km long, the glacier terminates at rock cliffs overlooking Miller Glacier with insignificant, if any, flow entering Miller Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Marchetti Glacier	77°11'S Latitude, 161°33'E Longitude. A glacier flowing from the north slope of Mount Mahony in Saint Johns Range into Cotton Glacier, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mick Peak	77°11'30"S Latitude, 161°23'00"E Longitude. A peak rising to c1500 m, 3 km west northwest of Mount James in Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Noring Terrace	76°54'S Latitude, 160°40'E Longitude. A relatively level ice-covered terrace rising to 2000 m with an area of about 3 km square between Mount Gunn and Mount Basurto in southwest Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Ice from the terrace drains westward into Cambridge Glacier and also eastward in the short Scudding Glacier toward Battleship Promontory. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Prescott Spur	77°05'30"S Latitude, 162°16'30"E Longitude. A rock spur running northwest-southeast and rising to 1250 m between Robson Glacier and Pyne Glacier in Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Raney Peak	77°13'S Latitude, 160°32'E Longitude. A symmetrical peak rising to 2050 m between Rim Glacier and Sprocket Glacier, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Mount Rowland	77°12'47"S Latitude, 161°42'00"E Longitude. A mountain with a sharp-pointed summit rising to 1550 m in the central part of Rutherford Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Rutherford Ridge	77°13'30"S Latitude, 161°42'00"E Longitude. A transverse ridge, 9 km long, extending southwest-northeast across Saint Johns Range between Wheeler Valley and Lobeck Glacier, Victoria Land. The ridge rises to 1550 m at Mount Rowland. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Sechrist Ridge	77°14'S Latitude, 162°25'E Longitude. A narrow rock spur, 3 km long, descending northeast from the central ridge just east of Mount Evans and terminating 4 km northeast of Mount Bevilacqua, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Stroup Peak	77°06'15"S Latitude, 162°37'00"E Longitude. A peak rising to 1100 m at the eastern extremity Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The peak stands 5 km east of Mount Curtiss, where it overlooks the north part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Touchstone Crag	77°12'S Latitude, 161°18'E Longitude. A rugged mountain rising to 1550 m, 2 km west of Mick Peak in the west part of Helicopter Mountains, Victoria Land. The abrupt south-facing cliffs of the feature also mark the northwest extremity of Saint Johns Range. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Watson Valley	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°34'00"E Longitude. A valley east of Mount Lewis in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens southward to Victoria Upper Glacier, and is ice free except for a small glacier at the head wall. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Welser	76°43'S Latitude, 162°09'E Longitude. A peak rising to 1150 m in the central part of the ridge south of Albrecht Penck Glacier, Victoria Land. The peak is 5 km east northeast of Mount Davidson. Topographic map: Mount Endeavour (1:50,000).

Schedule 3

Revised United States of America Name

Schwall Peak	76°52'S Latitude, 160°54'E Longitude. A rock summit rising to 1550 m, west of Sharpend Glacier in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The feature forms the extremity of a rock ledge at the south edge of Staten Island Heights, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000). Description and location revised, replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 24 June 2004, No. 76, page 1854.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

South Auckland Land District

Waireinga Falls	Waterfall on the Pakoka River, north of Aotea Harbour, and approximately 11 km south of Raglan, topographic map 260-Q15 & R15 Kawhia, GR 769 643. Alteration from Bridal Veil Falls, and restoration of an original Māori name.

Wellington Land District

Te Motu o Poutoa	Historic pa site located on an elevated area of the left bank of the Manawatu River, covering Anzac Park and overlooking Palmerston North, topographic map 260-T24 Palmerston North, GR 332 891. Not named on current map.

Marlborough and Nelson Land Districts

Elliott Peak	Mountain at height 861m, located in the range 2 km south of Okiwi Bay, Croisilles Harbour, Marlborough Sounds, topographic map 260-O27 Nelson, GR 648 085. Spelling alteration from Elliot Peak.

Nelson Land District

Rangitoto ki te Tonga/D'Urville Island	Major island at the northern extremity of Marlborough Sounds, topographic map 260-O26, P25 & Pt P26 D'Urville, GR 825 420. Updating the dual naming format from Rangitoto ki te Tonga (D'Urville Island) and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 17 February 1983, No. 18, page 409, and New Zealand Gazette, 19 January 1984, No. 3, page 89.

Canterbury Land District

Cradock Stream	Stream flowing generally southerly from Mystery Lake below Dogs Range and into Lake Clearwater, located in the foothills inland from Ashburton, topographic map 260-J36 Mount Harper/Mahaanui, source: GR 503 388, confluence: GR 502 323. Spelling alteration from Craddock Stream.
Downs Creek	Stream flowing generally southeasterly from Geraldine Downs and into the Waihi River, passing west of Geraldine, topographic map 260-J38 Geraldine, source: GR 661 796, confluence: GR 703 747. Not named on current map.
Specimen Creek	Stream flowing generally easterly from the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana and into the Wilberforce River, topographic map 260-K33 Otira, source: GR 730 028, confluence: GR 745 022. Spelling alteration from Speciman Creek.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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Notice of Final Decisions to Assign or Alter or Remove Place Names

Pursuant to section 15 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign new or alter existing or remove existing place names, stated in the first column of the Schedule below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedule, and that such decisions take effect on 15th May 2008.

 

Schedule

North Auckland Land District

Waimangō Point	Coastal point on the northwestern shores of the Firth of Thames, topographic map 260-S11 Waiheke, GR 136 656. Spelling alteration from Waimangu Point.
Waimangō Stream	Stream flowing generally northeasterly into the Firth of Thames at Waimangō Point, topographic map 260-S11 Waiheke, source: GR 100 612, confluence: GR 135 656. Spelling alteration from Waimangu Stream.

North Shore City Suburb Names

See map pdf 1.65MB, printed copies available from the Secretary, or search online via street address at http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/?src=/suburbs/suburb_search.asp.

Note: The 42 other new and existing suburb names were processed separately.

Pinehill	Existing. Topographic map 260-R10 Whangaparaoa, centred around NZMG coordinate 2664330E, 6495300N.
Rosedale	Existing. Topographic map 260-R10 Whangaparaoa, centred around NZMG coordinate 2663500E, 6493680N.

Nelson Land District

Lake Daniell	Lake, northeast of Springs Junction, topographic map 260-M31 Lewis, GR 515 785. Spelling alteration from Lake Daniells.

Canterbury Land District

Emerald Stream	Stream flowing generally east southeasterly towards Tengawai River, crossing SH 8 immediately north of the Hunterslea Road intersection at GR 401 626 (Bridge No. 3), north of Albury, topographic map 260-J38 Geraldine, source: GR 358 641. Not named on current map.
Kaitiaki Peak	Peak at height 2222m, located in the Mount Cook Range above Ball Pass, topographic map 260-H36 Aoraki/Mount Cook, GR 804 252. Not named on current map.
Pulpit Rock	Isolated and prominent rock formation, 3 km west of the locality of French Farm at the northwest inner reaches of Akaroa Harbour, topographic map 260-N36&N37 Akaroa, GR 997 132. Not named on current map.
Rocky Gully River	River flowing generally northeasterly into the Tengawai River, near Albury, topographic maps 260-J38 Geraldine, 260-J39&K39 Timaru, and 260-I39 Kirkliston, source from the Hunters Hills on 260-I39: GR 296 453, confluence on 260-J38: GR 417 609. River not named on current map. Gorge currently named Rocky Gully.

Westland Land District

Gibb Creek	Stream flowing generally northwesterly along the Omoeroa Range, and into Omoeroa River, topographic map 260-G35,H35&H34 Franz Josef/Waiau, source: GR 756 549, confluence: GR 706 603. Spelling alteration from Gibbs Creek.
Lake Gibb	Small lake, northwest of Lake Mueller and 5-6 km north of the locality of Fox Glacier, topographic map 260-G35,H35&H34 Franz Josef/Waiau, GR 683 506. Spelling alteration from Lake Gibbs.
Matthies Creek	Stream flowing generally northerly from Bald Hill, and into Whakapohai River (Little River), west of Lake Moeraki, topographic maps 260-F36&G36 Paringa, and 260-F37 Haast, source on 260-F37: GR 056 076, confluence on 260-F36&G36: GR 081 125. Spelling alteration from Mathias Creek.

Westland/Otago Land Districts

Mount Clark	Mountain at height 2450m, located on the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, between the Landsborough and Hopkins Rivers, topographic map 260-H37 Tasman, GR 558 011. Spelling alteration from Mount Clarke.

New Zealand Undersea Feature Names to be Removed

Norman Rocks	47°43.17'S Latitude, 178°57.10'E Longitude. Formerly underwater rocks, 6.5 km northwest of the Bounty Islands. Recorded as Norman Rocks on earlier charts but the feature no longer exists. Hydrographic Chart NZ 3111. Norman Rocks removed from the latest chart.
Rosario Rock	47°48.96'S Latitude, 178°58.50'E Longitude. Formerly underwater rock, 7.5 km southwest of the Bounty Islands. Recorded as Rosario Rock on earlier charts but the feature no longer exists. Hydrographic Chart NZ 3111. Rosario Rock removed from the latest chart.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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Notice of Final Decisions to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

Notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign the place names stated in the first column of Schedules 1 and 2 below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedules; and to revise the place name stated in the first column of Schedule 3 below, to the place described in the second column of the said Schedule; and that such decisions take effect on the date of the New Zealand Gazette containing this notice.

Schedule 1

New Zealand Names

Barrett Glacier	84°37'S Latitude, 174°10'W Longitude. A glacier about 30 km long, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Llano, north-west and then north-north-east to the Ross Ice Shelf. Lying immediately east of the Massam Glacier. Topographic map: SV 1-10/1 Shackleton Glacier (1:250,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but published in the 4th Supplement to the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency, dated c.1964.
Blorenge Buttress	76°43'S Latitude, 161°21'E Longitude. A very prominent, orange coloured pillar of Beacon sandstone, 4 km west of the summit of Flagship Mountain, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The pillar is flanked to the west by steep blue ice and a huge windscoop from Flight Deck Névé, and rises sheer from a large ice-free area to the north. Topographic map: Flagship Mountain (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1977.
Drifter Cirque	76°35'S Latitude, 161°02'E Longitude. A cirque between Mount Schmidtman and Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Flagship Mountain (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.
Holystone Slope	76°46'S Latitude, 161°20'E Longitude. A shallow, blue-ice distributory overflow from Flight Deck Névé, 2.5 km wide, that flows northwest over subdued steps between Dotson Ridge and Dory Nunatak, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Alatna Valley (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.
Low Nunatak	77°04'25"S Latitude, 161°57'00"E Longitude. A nunatak in the Cotton Glacier 4 km north of the western end of Killer Ridge, Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. About 1.5 km long, the nunatak rises 50 m above the surrounding ice surface to about 450 m above sea level. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
The Cocked Hat	77°15'S Latitude, 162°45'E Longitude. A bluff-type mountain rising to 1100 m, 6 km southwest of Lizards Foot in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but published in the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency, dated 1958, as a 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition name.
Tillergone Slope	76°44'S Latitude, 161°24'E Longitude. A shallow, blue ice glacial slope or overflow, 3 km wide, which is a distributary of Flight Deck Névé over subdued steps between Dotson Ridge and Flagship Mountain, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic maps: Flagship Mountain and Alatna Valley (1:50,000). Not previously notified in the New Zealand Gazette, but approved in 1993.

Schedule 2

United States of America Names

Bachtold Glacier	77°07'30"S Latitude, 162°00'00"E Longitude. Glacier flowing north from Mount Chaudoin, Gonville and Caius Range, into the lower part of Cotton Glacier, Victoria Land. The glacier drains the broad slopes between Killer Ridge and Red Ridge. Topographic maps: Mount Mahony and Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Basurto	76°56'S Latitude, 160°42'E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2000 m at the south end of Noring Terrace, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Bevilacqua	76°14'00"S Latitude, 162°28'30"E Longitude. A mostly ice-free mountain rising to 1343 m, 2.5 km north of Mount Evans, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The summit is situated at the union of Y-shaped ridge lines. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Brigham	77°07'S Latitude, 162°18'E Longitude. A peak at the centre of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1450 m, 4 km west southwest of Mount Curtiss. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Chaudoin	77°09'15"S Latitude, 162°01'30"E Longitude. An abrupt mountain rising to about 1400 m, at the western end of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The mountain forms part of the divide between Bachtold Glacier and Griffiths Glacier. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Coalbed Mountain	77°12'S Latitude, 160°16'E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2230 m at Robison Peak, located between Cycle Glacier and Rim Glacier in eastern Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Ebel Hills	77°13'S Latitude, 160°51'E Longitude. A cluster of rugged hills at the head of Frazier Glacier, abutting the rim of Webb Cirque, and east of Skew Peak, Victoria Land. The hills are 2.5 km long and rise to 2300 m. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Four Mile Cliff	77°12'S Latitude, 162°25'E Longitude. A rock cliff 7 km long that flanks the southern side of Debenham Glacier, located north of Mount Bevilacqua, Victoria Land. The cliff rises 150 m above the glacier and 600 m above sea level. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Head Mountains	77°12'S Latitude, 160°05'E Longitude. A group of mountains to the south of Gateway Nunatak and at the head of Mackay Glacier, near the interior ice plateau of Victoria Land. From west to east the group includes Mount DeWitt, Mount Littlepage, Mount Dearborn and Coalbed Mountain. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Heil Valley	77°11'30"S Latitude, 160°04'00"E Longitude. An ice-free valley 2.5 km long that indents the northern part of V-shaped Mount Littlepage, Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Helicopter Mountains	77°11'30"S Latitude, 161°23'00"E Longitude. A series of rugged mountains west of Mount Mahony, Saint Johns Range, rising to 1700 m at Mount James and including also from west to east Touchstone Crag, Mick Peak and Hott Peak. The mountains form the northwest end of Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Hopkins Nunataks	76°46'S Latitude, 160°24'E Longitude. A group of three nunataks rising to 2180 m at the head of Cambridge Glacier, between the Coombs Hills and Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The nunataks extend west-east 2.5 km and rise about 50 m above Cambridge Glacier. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Hott Peak	77°12'40"S Latitude, 161°30'00"E Longitude. A steep ridgelike mountain with a sharp peak rising to 1550 m between Mount James and Mount Mahony in east Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Hubel	77°13'30"S Latitude, 161°54'00"E Longitude. A prominent ice-free mountain rising to 1450 m in the north part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain stands above Miller Glacier and Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Hush	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°46'00"E Longitude. A steep ice-free mountain, 1400 m, joined by a col to the central-east part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain extends east northeast 1.6 km into Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount James	77°12'S Latitude, 161°29'E Longitude. The highest mountain in Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1700 m, between Mick Peak and Hott Peak. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Jatko Peak	77°11'S Latitude, 160°58'E Longitude. A sharp-pointed peak rising to 2050 m, 3 km northwest of Dykes Peak in Clare Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Mount Lewis	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°31'00"E Longitude. A mountain rising to 1450 m at the southwest end of Rutherford Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. A rock gable on the southwest face of the mountain provides an easily recognized landmark. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Lobeck Glacier	77°13'15"S Latitude, 161°46'00"E Longitude. A glacier flowing northeast between Rutherford Ridge and Kuivinen Ridge in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. About 6 km long, the glacier terminates at rock cliffs overlooking Miller Glacier with insignificant, if any, flow entering Miller Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Marchetti Glacier	77°11'S Latitude, 161°33'E Longitude. A glacier flowing from the north slope of Mount Mahony in Saint Johns Range into Cotton Glacier, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mick Peak	77°11'30"S Latitude, 161°23'00"E Longitude. A peak rising to c1500 m, 3 km west northwest of Mount James in Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Noring Terrace	76°54'S Latitude, 160°40'E Longitude. A relatively level ice-covered terrace rising to 2000 m with an area of about 3 km square between Mount Gunn and Mount Basurto in southwest Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Ice from the terrace drains westward into Cambridge Glacier and also eastward in the short Scudding Glacier toward Battleship Promontory. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Prescott Spur	77°05'30"S Latitude, 162°16'30"E Longitude. A rock spur running northwest-southeast and rising to 1250 m between Robson Glacier and Pyne Glacier in Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Raney Peak	77°13'S Latitude, 160°32'E Longitude. A symmetrical peak rising to 2050 m between Rim Glacier and Sprocket Glacier, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Mount Rowland	77°12'47"S Latitude, 161°42'00"E Longitude. A mountain with a sharp-pointed summit rising to 1550 m in the central part of Rutherford Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Rutherford Ridge	77°13'30"S Latitude, 161°42'00"E Longitude. A transverse ridge, 9 km long, extending southwest-northeast across Saint Johns Range between Wheeler Valley and Lobeck Glacier, Victoria Land. The ridge rises to 1550 m at Mount Rowland. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Sechrist Ridge	77°14'S Latitude, 162°25'E Longitude. A narrow rock spur, 3 km long, descending northeast from the central ridge just east of Mount Evans and terminating 4 km northeast of Mount Bevilacqua, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Stroup Peak	77°06'15"S Latitude, 162°37'00"E Longitude. A peak rising to 1100 m at the eastern extremity Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The peak stands 5 km east of Mount Curtiss, where it overlooks the north part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Touchstone Crag	77°12'S Latitude, 161°18'E Longitude. A rugged mountain rising to 1550 m, 2 km west of Mick Peak in the west part of Helicopter Mountains, Victoria Land. The abrupt south-facing cliffs of the feature also mark the northwest extremity of Saint Johns Range. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Watson Valley	77°14'30"S Latitude, 161°34'00"E Longitude. A valley east of Mount Lewis in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens southward to Victoria Upper Glacier, and is ice free except for a small glacier at the head wall. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Welser	76°43'S Latitude, 162°09'E Longitude. A peak rising to 1150 m in the central part of the ridge south of Albrecht Penck Glacier, Victoria Land. The peak is 5 km east northeast of Mount Davidson. Topographic map: Mount Endeavour (1:50,000).

Schedule 3

Revised United States of America Name

Schwall Peak	76°52'S Latitude, 160°54'E Longitude. A rock summit rising to 1550 m, west of Sharpend Glacier in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The feature forms the extremity of a rock ledge at the south edge of Staten Island Heights, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000). Description and location revised, replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 24 June 2004, No. 76, page 1854.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.