Decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board
16 October 2008
Notice of Final Decisions to Assign or Alter 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 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 16 November 2008.
Schedule
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. |
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Marlborough and Nelson Land Districts
| Elliott Peak | Mountain at height 861m, located in the range 2km south of Okiwi Bay, Croisilles Harbour, Marlborough Sounds, topographic map 260-O27 Nelson, GR 648 085. Spelling alteration from Elliot Peak. |
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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. |
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| Downs Creek | Stream flowing generally south-easterly 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/Ka 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 16th day of October 2008.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
Notice of the Decisions of the Minister for Land Information on Altering Place Names
Pursuant to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice was given on 15 May 2008 of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa, to alter place names, proposed as Waireinga Falls and Rangitoto ki te Tonga/D'Urville Island. Objections were received to these proposed names and were dealt with pursuant to section 13 of the said Act.
I hereby declare my decisions, made on 23 September 2008, are that the names of these places shall be as referred to in the first column of the Schedule below, as described in the second column of the said Schedule, and that these decisions take effect on 16 November 2008.
Schedule
South Auckland Land District
| Waireinga/Bridal Veil Falls | Waterfall on the Pakoka River, north of Aotea Harbour, and approximately 11km south of Raglan, topographic map 260-Q15 & R15 Kawhia, GR 769 643. Alteration from Bridal Veil Falls to a dual name with the original Māori name. |
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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. |
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Dated at Wellington this 16th day of October 2008.
DAVID PARKER, Minister for Land Information.
