✨ 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 |
- Approved subject to fixation of feature on map.
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NZ Gazette 1948, No 42
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NZ Gazette 1948, No 42
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List of Place-names approved by the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey14 July 1948
Place-names, Geographic Board, Survey Districts, Land Districts