NZGB notices – November 2020
Proposed, discontinued, and amended geographic and Crown Protected Area and undersea feature names
Gazetted on 11 November 2020
- Notice of a proposal to alter a geographic name
- Notice of discontinued official Crown Protected Area names
- Amendments
- Corrigendum
Notice of a proposal to alter a geographic name
Schedule
| Proposed new geographic name | Geographic feature type and description | Submission deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Waihemo / Shag River | A river flowing generally southeastwards from Kakanui Peak into the Pacific Ocean at Shag Point/Matakaea, east of Palmerston. Alteration from Shag River (Waihemo) (official name by New Zealand Gazette, 22 August 1985, No. 155, page 3635). | 16 December 2020 |
Notice of discontinued official Crown Protected Area names
| Discontinued official Crown Protected Area name | Former New Zealand Gazette | Effective from |
|---|---|---|
| Ngarua Recreation Reserve | New Zealand Gazette, 10 January 1980, No. 1, page 21 | New Zealand Gazette, 1 September 2020, Notice No. 2020-ln4045 |
| Pitt Street Recreation Reserve | New Zealand Gazette, 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699 | Second Schedule, New Zealand Gazette, 30 July 2020, Notice No. 2020-ln3299 |
Amendments to undersea feature name coordinates
In the six schedules below for ten undersea feature names published in the New Zealand Gazette on the dates and with the headings detailed in each schedule, amend the coordinates as per the second column.
Schedule 1
New Zealand Gazette. 3 March 2005, No. 45, page 1116 - Notice of Final Decisions to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica
| Official undersea feature name (1) | Corrected coordinate |
|---|---|
| Houtz Bank | “-77 latitude, -166.55 longitude” |
Schedule 2
New Zealand Gazette, 16 December 2010, No. 173, page 4275 - Notice of Adopted Undersea Feature Names
| Official undersea feature name (4) | Corrected coordinates |
|---|---|
| Axthelm Seamount | “-65.4733 latitude, 168.4603 longitude” |
| Davey Bank | “-76.1686 latitude, 166.3342 longitude” |
| Glacier Rise | “-67.7245 latitude, 166.8283 longitude” |
| Heirtzler Fracture Zone | “-63.5 latitude, -163.683 longitude” |
Schedule 3
New Zealand Gazette, 19 July 2012, No. 86, page 2385 - Notice of Adopted Undersea Feature Names
| Official undersea feature name (2) | Corrected coordinates |
|---|---|
| Rangatira Knoll | “-37.255 latitude, 176.850 longitude” |
| Star of Bengal Bank | “-32.4278 latitude, -179.1550 longitude” |
Schedule 4
New Zealand Gazette, 5 June 2014, No. 59, page 1642 - Notice of Adopted Existing Undersea Feature Names
| Official undersea feature name (1) | Corrected coordinate |
|---|---|
| Kaipara Channel | “-36.765 latitude, 173.166 longitude” |
Schedule 5
New Zealand Gazette, 28 May 2015, Notice No. 2015-ln3063 - Notice of Decisions to Alter, Approve, Discontinue and Adopt Undersea Feature Names
| Official undersea feature name (1) | Corrected coordinate |
|---|---|
| Betty Guyot | “-29.27 latitude, 174.302 longitude” |
Schedule 6
New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 2018, Notice No. 2018-ln2220 - Notice of Decisions to Alter, Adopt and Discontinue Undersea Feature Names
| Official undersea feature name (1) | Corrected coordinate |
|---|---|
| Lavaud Valley | “-44.698 latitude, 173.913 longitude” |
Corrigendum - notice of proposal to alter a geographic name
In the notice with the above heading published in the New Zealand Gazette, 11 November 2020, Notice No. 2020-ln5121
Please replace “Tasman Sea” with “Pacific Ocean”.