Consultation is open for two months on a proposal to officially name an existing Queenstown suburb, Hanleys Farm.
While the suburb is commonly known as Hanley's Farm, with an apostrophe, Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board is proposing the official name Hanleys Farm. Removing the apostrophe aligns with national naming conventions and standardised place naming practice.
The name comes from John “Jack” Hanley (1855-1941) who was a respected farm worker on Kawarau Falls Station.
Consultation inviting submissions for or against the proposal closes on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
More information is available at:
Place name consultation – Hanleys Farm
E tuwhera ana ngā whakapāpātanga, ā, ka rua marama e tuwhera ana, mō tētahi tono kia mana te taunahatia o tētahi paenoho i Tāhuna ki te ingoa o Hanleys Farm.
Ahakoa e mōhiotia whānuitia ana te paenoho ki te ingoa o Hanley’s Farm, me tōna pakini, e marohitia ana e Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board kia mana te ingoa o Hanleys Farm. Mā te unu i te pakini, ka hāngai ki ngā tikanga taunaha ā-motu me ngā tikanga arowhānui mō te taunaha ingoa.
Ka ahu mai te ingoa i a John “Jack” Hanley (1855-1941), i tētahi kaipāmu i kauanuanutia ai i Kawarau Falls Station.
E pōwhiritia ana ngā tāpaetanga hei tautoko, hei whakahē rānei i te tono, ā, ka katia ngā whakapāpātanga ā te Tūrei, te 6 o Oketopa 2026.
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Te whakapāpātanga mō ngā ingoa wāhi – Hanleys Farm
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