NZGB notices – December 2025

Altered, assigned and approved geographic feature names and amended Crown protected area names.

Gazetted on 18 December 2025 

  • Notice of Final Determinations to Alter, Approve and Assign Geographic Names
  • Amendments – New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

Notice of Final Determinations to Alter, Approve and Assign Geographic Names

Schedule

Official Geographic NameGeographic Feature Type and Description

Sealy Glacier

A west flowing glacier in Olivine Range at the head of Sealy Stream, a tributary of Pyke River. NZTopo50-CA10 335766. Altered from Sealey Glacier (formerly official by New Zealand Gazette, 29 July 1948, Notice No. 42, page 939).

Sealy Stream

A stream flowing west from Sealy Glacier, and a tributary of Pyke River. NZTopo50-CA10 331766 to NZTopo50-CA09 275780. Existing recorded name approved as official.

Waipuna Stream

A stream flowing northeast from Endeavour Park at Waikawa for approximately 1.6km to Waikawa Bay, north of Picton. NZTopo50-BQ29 858300 to NZTopo50-BQ29 869310. Assigned as official.

Amendments – New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

Schedule

Existing nameNotice headingNew Zealand Gazette ReferenceAmending Action

Maraetotara Gorge Scenic Reserve

 

Reservation of Land

 

New Zealand Gazette 8 May 1975, No. 37, page 1020Replace “Maraetotara Gorge Scenic Reserve” with “Maraetōtara Gorge Scenic Reserve”

Maraetotara Scenic Reserve

 

Classification of Reserve

 

New Zealand Gazette 10 April 1980, No. 35, page 1048Replace “Maraetotara Scenic Reserve” with “Maraetōtara Scenic Reserve”

Otatara Pa Historic Reserve

 

Acquisition of Land for an Historic Reserve

 

New Zealand Gazette 27 September 1973, No. 89, page 1833Replace “Otatara Pa Historic Reserve” with “Ōtātara Pā Historic Reserve”
Tutaekuri Climatic Reserve

Notice of Valid Crown Protected Area Names

 

New Zealand Gazette 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699Replace “Tutaekuri Climatic Reserve” with “Tūtaekurī Climatic Reserve”