✨ List of Place-names
JULY 29] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 965
| Year. | Name. | Survey District. | Land District. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Waipiro (bay) .. | Russell .. | North Auckland | Off Parekura Bay. |
| 1934 | Waipuna (bay) .. | Lower Harbour | Otago .. | Between Taylor Point and Otafelo Point. |
| 1936 | Waipuna (bay) .. | Arapawa .. | Marlborough .. | Port Underwood. Between Ocean and Kakapo Bays. |
| 1937 | Waipuna (stream) .. | Ruapehu .. | Wellington .. | On the north slopes of Mount Ruapehu. |
| 1945 | Wairakai (trig.) .. | Waipukurau .. | Hawkes Bay .. | Block XIV. |
| 1943 | Wairakau (stream) .. | Whangaroa .. | North Auckland | Block VI. |
| 1941 | Wairapukao (stream) | Maketu .. | Auckland .. | Block V. Not "Wairapukau." |
| 1943 | Wairaupo (island) .. | Whangaroa .. | North Auckland | Block VII. Maori name for Milford Island. |
| 1937 | Wairere (stream) .. | Ruapehu .. | Wellington .. | On the north slopes of Mount Ruapehu |
| 1938 | *Wairereata (falls) .. | Milford Sound | Southland .. | On the Harrison River. |
| 1941 | Wairi (stream) .. | Aripia .. | Auckland .. | Block VIII. Not "Waiari." |
| 1940 | Wairiki (point) .. | Russell .. | North Auckland | Block III. |
| 1943 | Wairoa (stream) .. | Kawakawa .. | North Auckland | Block IV. (Hume Creek.) |
| 1941 | Wairoa (stream) .. | Motiti .. | Auckland .. | Not "Weiroa." |
| 1939 | Waitakere (block, town, and river) | Waitakere, &c. | North Auckland | Not "Waitakerei." |
| 1938 | Waitaki, Lake (post-office) | Kurow .. | Otago .. | Waitaki Hydro-electric Power Station. |
| 1943 | Waitangirua (stream) | Ngateretere .. | Gisborne .. | Block II. |
| 1940 | Waitata (bay) .. | Russell .. | North Auckland | In Oneroa Bay. |
| 1939 | Waiteti (railway siding) | Otanake .. | Auckland .. | Between Te Kuiti and Puketutu. |
| 1941 | Waitetuna (block) .. | Kaiwaka and Haurangi | Wellington .. | Not "Waitutuma." |
| 1941 | Waitetuna (stream) .. | Mount Adams | Wellington .. | Block I. Not "Waitatuna." |
| 1941 | Waitetuna (stream) .. | Kaiwaka .. | Wellington .. | Block X. Not "Waitutuma." |
| 1939 | Waitewhena (stream and railway siding) | Ohura .. | Taranaki .. | |
| -45 \ 1939 | Waitoetoe (locality and river) | Waitara .. | Taranaki .. | In lieu of Waitoitoi. |
| 1941 | Waitotara (locality and river) | Whangara .. | Gisborne .. | Block VIII. Not "Waiotara." |
| 1941 | Waituna (bay) .. | Anglem .. | Southland .. | Stewart Island. |
| 1941 | Waiwakatetere (locality) | Heretaunga .. | Hawkes Bay .. | Block IV. Not "Waiwakatetire." |
| 1941 | Waiwhakaata (stream) | Matakaoa .. | Gisborne .. | Block XII. Not "Waiwa-kaata." |
| 1943 | Waiwhakapirau (stream) | Kaeo .. | North Auckland | Block IV. |
| 1941 | Waiwhakareto (stream) | Maketu .. | Auckland .. | Blocks XI and XV. Not "Waiwhakaretu." |
| 1941 | Waiwhakarewarewa (stream) | Patetere Northeast | Auckland .. | Block II. Not "Waiwhakarei-wareiwa." |
| 1941 | Waiwhakarewaumu (station) | Takapau .. | Auckland .. | Block V. Not "Waiwhakarewhauma." |
| 1941 | Waiwhakatoitoi (stream) | Opotiki .. | Gisborne .. | Block II. Not "Waiwakatoi-toi." |
| 1943 | Waiwhero (stream) .. | Maungatataniwha | North Auckland | Block I. |
| 1930 | Waiwhetu (settlement) | Belmont .. | Wellington .. | Block XIV. Not "Waiwetu." |
| 1943 | Waiwiri (island) .. | Bay of Islands | North Auckland | Block XIIA. Not "Waewiri." |
| 1941 | Wakaateo (trig.) .. | Maungaharuru | Hawkes Bay .. | Block V. Not "Waka Atea." |
| 1931 | Wall (mountain) .. | Harper .. | Canterbury .. | On the Craigieburn Range. |
| 1940 | Wanaka (township) .. | Lower Wanaka | Otago .. | Formerly known as Pembroke." |
| 1941 | Waowaototara (block) | Maungaharuru and Moenganangi | Hawkes Bay .. | Not "Awa-o-totara." |
| 1934 | *Warrior (peak) .. | Ramsay .. | Canterbury .. | Unmapped. At the headwaters of the Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers. |
| 1934 | *Watkins Dome (peak) | Hunter .. | Otago .. | Unmapped. At the headwaters of the Hunter River. |
| 1944 | Weka (trig.) .. | Waipara .. | Canterbury .. | Block XII. |
| 1933 | Welch (peak) .. | Ward .. | Otago .. | On the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, between the Landsborough River and a branch of the Hopkins. Half a mile north of Mount Kitson. |
| 1936 | Welcome (pass) .. | Mount Sefton | Westland .. | From the névé of Douglas Glacier to the Scott Glacier. Shown on some maps as "Karangarua." |
| 1939 | Weld-Dashwood Pass (road) | Clifford Bay .. | Marlborough .. | Picton-Christchurch State Highway. |
| 1939 | Weld (pass) .. | Clifford Bay .. | Marlborough .. | On the Picton-Christchurch State Highway. |
| 1938 | *Welshman (peak) .. | Humboldt .. | Otago .. | West of Cow Saddle, near the Chaos group. |
| 1941 | Weraamaia (stream) .. | Mangaporo .. | Gisborne .. | Block XI. Not "Weraamaia." |
| 1930 | Weraroa (road) .. | Wairoa .. | Wellington .. | Blocks VII and XII. Not "Wereroa." |
| 1940 | West (peak) .. | Humboldt .. | Otago .. | Between Brideburn and Beans-burn Rivers on the Cosmos Range. |
| 1928 | Whaingaroa (harbour) | Whaingaroa .. | Auckland .. | Maori name for Raglan Harbour. |
| 1941 | Whakaauranga (stream) | Uawa .. | Gisborne .. | Block V. Not "Whakauranga." |
| 1941 | Whakahoro (stream) .. | Wairere .. | Auckland .. | Block II. Not "Whakaharo." |
| 1941 | Whakahu (locality) .. | Pohue .. | Hawkes Bay .. | Block V. Not "Wakahu." |
| 1943 | Whakamakariri (trig.) | Punakatere .. | North Auckland | Block X. |
| 1941 | Whakamarutuna (block) | Hikurangi .. | Gisborne .. | Block XVI. Not "Whaka-maratuna." |
| 1945 | Whakaoma (stream) .. | Maramaru .. | Auckland .. | Block XI. Main stream flowing into swamp lands drained by Whangamarino. Not "Whakataoma." |
- Approved subject to fixation of feature on map.
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