Consultation is open for two months on a proposal to name a peak in Tararua Forest Park after the late Shaun Barnett.
The proposed name, Barnett Peak, was submitted to Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board by a fellow backcountry enthusiast and member of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC). The proposal recognises Mr Barnett's lifelong contribution to New Zealand’s backcountry recreation, conservation and outdoor community.
As an avid tramper, photographer, writer and advocate for the backcountry, Mr Barnett edited FMC’s Backcountry magazine for 10 years and served on the New Zealand Geographic Board as FMC’s representative. He visited more than 800 backcountry huts and authored several books on tramping and outdoor recreation in New Zealand.
The Board accepted the proposal in recognition of Mr Barnett's significant contribution and his strong connection to the Tararua Range. The unnamed 1,513-metre peak is located about 400 metres south-east of Bannister and is one of the 15 Tararua peaks over 1,500 metres.
Consultation inviting submissions for or against the proposal closes on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Find out more and make a submission at:
Place name consultation – Barnett Peak
E tuwhera ana ngā whakapāpātanga, ā, ka rua marama e tuwhera ana, mō tētahi tono kia taunahatia tētahi tara i Tararua Forest Park ki te ingoa o Shaun Barnett, kua riro nei ki te pō.
I whakatakotoria te tono ki te ingoa o Barnett Peak ki Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board e tētahi hunga e kaingākau ana ki tuawhenua, me ngā mema o Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC). E whakanui ana te tono i te nui o te whai wāhi a Mita Barnett ki ngā rēhia i tuawhenua, ki ngā mahi whāomoomo, me te hapori tū-ā-nuku nōna e ora ana.
I kaingākau ia ki te takahi whenua, ki te whakaahua, ki te tuhi, ki te kōkiri hoki i ngā take tuawhenua, ā, i 10 tau ia e takatā ana i te mōheni o FMC Backcounty, i noho hoki hei māngai mō FMC ki te Poari o New Zealand Geographic Board. I neke atu i te 800 ngā whare tuawhenua i torongia ai e ia, ā, i tuhia hoki e ia ētahi pukapuka mō te takahi whenua me ngā mahi rēhia i tuawhenua.
I whakaae te Poari ki te tono hei whakanui i te nui o te whai wāhi a Mita Barnett, me te nui o tana hononga ki ngā pae maunga o Tararua. E 1,513 mita te teitei o te tara kāore nei ōna ingoa, ā, kei tōna 400 mita tōna tawhiti i te rāwhiti-mā-tonga o Bannister, ka mutu, koia tētahi o ngā tara 15 o Tararua e neke atu ana i te 1,500 tōna teitei.
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.
Kei konei te roanga ake o ngā pārongo me te wāhi tuku tāpaetanga:
Te whakapāpātanga mō te ingoa wāhi – Barnett Peak
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