Geographic Place-names




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Year. Name. Survey District. Land District. Remarks.
1944 Oruarongo (trig.) Mount Robinson Wellington Block V. Trig. E.
1941 Oruatipoki (stream) Taramarama Gisborne Block II. Not 'Oruatipoko.'
1930 Oruawairua (island) Gore Marlborough Queen Charlotte Sound. Not 'Blumine Island.'
1943 Oruru (river) Maungataniwha North Auckland Block II, &c.
1940 Oruruhoa (bay) Bay of Islands North Auckland Block XV.
1932 Orurutumaro Rangitoto North Auckland On Motuihe Island.
1941 Orutua (stream) East Cape Gisborne Block XIV. Not 'Oruatua.'
1937 Osonzac Twins (peaks) Forbes Otago Between Ellie Peak and Mount Clarke on the Forbes Mountains.
1943 Osprey (head) Mangonui North Auckland The North point of Rangitoto Peninsula.
1932 Otamarau Rangitoto North Auckland On the south-east coast of Motuihe Island in Oyster Bay.
1941 Otamarauriri (point) Waipiro Gisborne Block V. Not 'Otamarauri.'
1943 Otamauna (trig.) Russell North Auckland Block XV.
1941 Otamaurunganui (block) Aroha Auckland Block I. Not 'Otamaurunganu.'
1940 Otanerito (bay) Goughs Canterbury Block V.
1933 Oteranga (bay) Port Nicholson Wellington Near Cape Terawhiti. Not 'Oterango.'
1940 Otiao (bay) Bay of Islands North Auckland On the west coast of Oruapukapuka Island.
1941 Otiki (trig.) East Cape Gisborne Block XVI.
1930 Otu (creek) Lindhurst Southland Block VI. Tributary of the Wairakau Stream. Not 'Otui.'
1943 Otuhi (creek) Whangaroa North Auckland Block XIV.
1940 Otupoho (bay) Bay of Islands North Auckland North of Oneroa Bay. In lieu of Capstan Rock.
1940 Oturori (rock) Russell North Auckland The Maori name of Blind River.
1930 Otuwhero (river) Clifford Bay Marlborough Block XI. A tributary of the Lawrence River.
1945 Outlaw (creek) Ramsay Canterbury Block X. Corner post of Jollie and Armoury Ranges.
1943 Outlaw (peak) Ramsay Canterbury An unmapped peak at the head of the Cloudy Peak Range.
1934 *Outram (peak) Tyndall Canterbury Block I. Not 'Ngawae' or 'Ngawai.'
1943 Owai (stream) Opuawhanga North Auckland Not 'Aohanga.'
1941 Owahanga (survey district, road, and river) Owahanga Wellington Not 'Ohariu.'
1930 Owhariu (valley) Port Nicholson Wellington Block VII. Not 'Owhanga.'
1943 Owhatanga (bay) Whangaroa North Auckland Block XV. Not 'Wetea.'
1941 Owetea (stream) Hikurangi Gisborne Block XIII. Not 'Ohiro.'
1930 Owhiro (bay) Port Nicholson Wellington Block I. At the south point of Frear Bay.
1945 Pa (island) Whangaroa North Auckland Block I.
1943 Pa (point) Whangaroa North Auckland Block III.
1944 Paehoka (trig.) Kumeu North Auckland Block V.
1944 Paemutu (trig.) Makaretu Hawkes Bay Block X. Not 'Paingaroa.'
1941 Paengaroa (bay) East Cape Gisborne Block VII. Not 'Paipaitahi.'
1941 Paepaetahi (block) Heretaunga Hawkes Bay Block VIII. Not 'Pairau.'
1941 Paerau (point) Uawa Gisborne Government Island on charts.
1943 Paewhenua (island) ... North Auckland Not 'Pahaua.'
1940 Pahaoa (river and block) Mount Adams Wellington Block IX.
1944 Pahau (trig.) Culverden Canterbury The correct form is Pauatahanui, but Pahautanui is firmly established.
1930 Pahautanui (locality) Paekakariki Wellington Featherston. This name is to stand. Not 'Pehautea.'
1927 Pahautea (post-office) Wairarapa Wellington Block IV. Not 'Pahii.'
1943 Pahi (bay) Russell North Auckland Block III. A tributary of the Waima River.
1945 Pakahikatoa (stream) Waoku North Auckland Off the south-east coast of Moturua Island.
1940 Pakatahi (island) Bay of Islands North Auckland Between Mounts Maori and Wahine.
1945 Pakeha (col) Cascade Otago Near Ponui Island. Not 'Pahiki.'
1936 Pakihi (island) Wairoa North Auckland Block II.
1943 Pakonga (stream) Maungataniwha North Auckland Block XI. Not 'Pakotare.'
1941 Pakotore (trig.) Maketu Auckland Block VIII. Not 'Pakowai.'
1941 Pakowhai (trig.) Owahanga Wellington Block VIII. Not 'Pungawahene.'
1939 Palliser (cape) Kaiwaka Wellington Block VIII. Not 'Poanui.'
1941 Pangawhine (locality) Pohue Hawkes Bay Block VI. Not 'Papahina.'
1941 Paoanui (point) Pourerere Hawkes Bay Block VII.
1941 Papahinu (stream) Mangaoporo Gisborne Block XVI. Not 'Purapara.'
1944 Papahua (stream) Tahoraiti Hawkes Bay Block I.
1941 Papapara (locality) Puketapu Hawkes Bay North
1941 Paparinga (trig.) Whangaparaoa Gisborne Maori name for Carter Bay.
1941 Papatiki (bay) Paterson Southland Block III. Not 'Papatukai.'
1941 Papatukia (stream) Raukumara Gisborne Block XIII. Not 'Pakuka.'
1941 Papuka (stream) Tautane Hawkes Bay Between Mounts Aspiring and Aeroplane.
1938 *Parachute (col) Matukituki Otago Near the entrance to Parekura Bay.
1945 Parahakipaku (trig.) Pohue Hawkes Bay Block VI.
1943 Parakerake (bay) Karikari North Auckland Block VI.
1940 Paramena (reef) Bay of Islands North Auckland North-west of Mount Tutuko.
1937 Paranui (peak) Hollyford Otago Block III.
1941 Paraoanui (road) Patetere South Auckland Block II.
1943 Pararaunui (hill and point) Whangaruru North Auckland
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
14 July 1948
Place-names, Geographic Board, Survey Districts, Land Districts