✨ List of Place-names
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 42
| Year. | Name. | Survey District. | Land District. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | *Arcade (creek) | Gorge River | Westland | Previously unmapped. Flows from Arcade Glacier. |
| 1943 | Arcade (glacier) | Maofarlane | Westland | Rises on Richards. Feeds Arcade Creek. |
| 1924 | Arethusa (pool) | Mid-Wanaka | Otago | Small lake on Harwich Island, Lake Wanaka. |
| 1940 | Arethusa (icefall) | Tyndall | Westland | Falls from Mount Hulka, Adams Range. |
| 1934 | *Armoury (range and glacier) | Ramsay | Canterbury | Unmapped glacier and range at the headwaters of the Rangitata River. |
| 1939 | *Armstrong (mountain) | Haast | Otago | Between Mounts Kaye and Brewster. |
| 1930 | Aropaki (locality and stream) | Longwood | Southland | Correct spelling of Orepuki, which name, however, is to stand as being firmly established. |
| 1941 | Arapaoanui (block) | Maungaharuru and Moeangi-angi | Hawkes Bay | Not “Arapaoanui” nor “Arapawanui.” |
| 1941 | Arapaoanui (road) | Tangoio | Hawkes Bay | Block I. |
| 1929 | Arthur Pass (National Park) | Bealey | Canterbury | |
| 1938 | *Aspinall (peak) | Mount Pollux.. | Otago | At head of Albert Burn, south of Mount Lois. |
| 1938 | *Aspiring (flats) | Matukituki | Otago | On Kitchener River. |
| 1943 | Assault (glacier) | Whitcombe | Canterbury | Block IX. |
| 1943 | Atiamuri (post-office) | Te Atiamuri | Auckland | Formerly known as Atiamuri Bridge. |
| 1944 | Avelavo (bay) | Paterson | Southland | Known as “Jack the Bippers.” |
| 1943 | Avoca (col) | Davie | Canterbury | Block IX. At head of Avoca, giving access to Greenlaw Peak. |
| 1945 | *Avoca (glacier) | Davie | Canterbury | At head of Avoca River on Mount Greenlaw. |
| 1938 | Awatea (peak) | Mount Napoleon | Westland | North-west of Mount Isabel on Hooker Range. |
| 1941 | Awaateatua (beach and survey district) | Awaateatua | Auckland | Not “Awa-o-te-Atua.” |
| 1941 | Awarau (creek) | Waipiro | Gisborne | Block V. Not “Owarau.” |
| 1944 | Awatuna (trig.) | Kaupokonui | Taranaki | Block XIII. |
| 1934 | Baber (creek and forks) | Waiopelhu | Wellington | Tararua Range. |
| 1941 | Back (bay) | Paterson | Southland | On The Neck, Stewart Island. |
| 1945 | Baker (hill) | Pencarrow | Wellington | |
| 1944 | Baker (track) | Pencarrow | Wellington | |
| 1945 | *Balaclava (saddle) | Sinclair | Canterbury | Block V. Between Black Birch and Alma Creeks on Black Mountain Spur. |
| 1931 | Baldy (hill) | Harper | Canterbury | Craigieburn Range. |
| 1943 | Bandolero (col) | Ramsay | Canterbury | Block XI. Between Outlaw Creek, tributary of the Lawrence, and the Sinclair. |
| 1943 | Bandit (peak) | Ramsay | Canterbury | Block X. On a subsidiary range of the Armoury Range. |
| 1934 | *Bardolph (peak) | Ramsay | Canterbury | At head of Rangitata River (unmapped). Block VI. |
| 1944 | Barneys (stream) | Pencarrow | Wellington | Block IX. |
| 1929 | Barrett (lagoon) | Paritutu | Taranaki | This name replaces Rotokare. |
| 1938 | Barrier (ice stream) | Humboldtside | Otago | On Olivine Range. Arises from névé between the Ark and Mount Intervention. |
| 1938 | Barrington (peak) | Humboldt | Otago | Humboldt Mountains. West of Hidden Falls Creek. |
| 1944 | Bartletts (railway-station) | Nuhaka North | Gisborne | Near Wharerata. |
| 1943 | Bastion (peaks) | Whitcombe | Canterbury | Block IX. Jutting out into the Rakais from the arc of the main Arrowsmith Ridge. |
| 1941 | Bathing (beach) | Paterson | Southland | In Half Moon Bay. |
| 1940 | *Battlement (peak) | Humboldtside | Otago | Lying between Beacon Peak to the north and Alison Peak to the south. |
| 1939 | Bauza (island) | Fiord County | Southland | In Doubtful Sound. |
| 1944 | Bawbaw (trig.) | Rimutaka | Wellington | Block IX. |
| 1938 | Bedford (valley) | Humboldt | Otago | At headwaters of Cascade Creek. |
| 1944 | Beehives (trig.) | Kaupokonui | Taranaki | Block II. |
| 1938 | *Ben-nagar (peak) | Forbes | Otago | West of Lochnagar. |
| 1938 | *Beresford (peak) | Humboldtside | Otago | Between Olivine and Barrier Rivers. |
| 1943 | Berghan (point) | Mangonui | North Auckland | Block II. |
| 1938 | *Bernard (peak) | Forbes | Otago | On Main Divide south-west of Mount Ian. |
| 1945 | Beta (mountain) | Forbes | Otago | On Snowdrift Range. |
| 1945 | Bettison (stream) | Tyndall | Westland | Block X. Drains the Westland side of Dennistoun Pass. |
| 1938 | Betty (peak) | Humboldt | Otago | At junction of Olivine and Dart Barrier Ranges. |
| 1941 | Big Glory (bay) | Paterson | Southland | In place of South-west Bay. |
| 1934 | Billy McCoy (creek) | Ramsay | Canterbury | An eastern tributary of McCoy Creek. Block X. |
| 1938 | *Birley (glacier) | Forbes | Otago | North-east of Mount Earnslaw. |
- Approved subject to fixation of feature on map.
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