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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 42
| Year. | Name. | Survey District. | Land District. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Whakapae (bay).. | Bay of Islands | North Auckland | Block XVI. |
| 1941 | Whakapapa (trig.) :. | Mikimiki.. | Wellington.. | Block VII. Not “Wakapapa.” |
| 1939 | Whakapohai (river).. | Arnott.. | Westland.. | Block XI. |
| 1943 | Whakapouaka (cape) | Karikari.. | North Auckland | Block I. Alternative to Karikari. |
| 1941 | Whakapuni (stream and trig.) | Waipawa.. | Wellington.. | Block VII. Not “Wakapuni.” |
| 1941 | Whakapunake (trig.) | Hangaroa.. | Gisborne.. | Block XVI. Not “Whakapunaki.” |
| 1941 | Whakatakahe (head) | Mahia.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Block I. |
| 1941 | Whakatarehu (locality) | Tarawera.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Block XII. Not “Whakateruhu.” |
| 1941 | Whanaukini (stream) | Wakarara.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Block IV. Not “Whanauki.” |
| 1943 | Whangae (river). | Kawakawa.. | North Auckland | Block VIII. Not “Whangai.” |
| 1939 | Whangaehu (road and -41 river) | Kopuaranga.. | Wellington.. | Not “Wangaehu.” |
| 1939 | Whangamoa (locality) | Wakapuaka.. | Nelson.. | Near Nelson. |
| 1940 | Whanganui (inlet).. | Pakawau.. | Nelson.. | Formerly known as West Haven or West Wanganui. |
| 1941 | Whanganuioparua (inlet) | Waikaremoana West | Gisborne.. | Block XII. Not “Whanganiao Parua.” |
| 1936 | Whangaparaoa (bay).. | Whangaparaoa | Gisborne.. | Near Cape Runaway. |
| 1939 | Whangaparapara (locality) | Fitzroy.. | North Auckland | On the Great Barrier Island. Blocks VI and VII. |
| 1940 | Whangapau (point).. | Bay of Islands | North Auckland | On the west coast of Oruapukapuka Island. |
| 1938 | Whangarei (port) | Whangarei.. | North Auckland | Formerly Kioreroa. |
| 1943 | Whangatauatia (hill) | Ahipara.. | North Auckland | Block IV. |
| 1941 | Whanokao (mountain) | Raukumara East | Gisborne.. | Block X. Also known as Honokawa. |
| 1939 | Wharanui (railway-station) | Cape Campbell | Marlborough.. | South Island Main Trunk Railway. Two miles south of the Waima River. |
| 1943 | Wharemoa (locality).. | Greymouth.. | Westland.. | Near Watsons Creek. |
| 1941 | Whareponga (locality) | Puketapu.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Block XI. Not “Wareponga.” |
| 1941 | Wharikirauponga (block) | Mangaoporo.. | Gisborne.. | Block IV. Not “Wharekiraponga.” |
| 1944 | Wharite (trig.).. | Gorge.. | Wellington.. | Block VII. Trig. 60A. |
| 1941 | Whatarangi (block, stream, and trig.) | Kaiwaka.. | Wellington.. | Blocks I and II. Not “Waitarangi.” |
| 1939 | Whataroa (township, river, and survey district) | Whataroa.. | Westland.. | |
| 1941 | Whatuma (railwaystation, lake, and settlement) | Motuotaraia, Waipukurau, and Takapau | Hawkes Bay.. | Instead of Hatuma and Hatum |
| 1938 | Whatuwhiwhi (block) | Karikari.. | North Auckland | Instead of Weao. |
| 1941 | Wheao (survey district) | .. | Auckland.. | In Tory Channel. Not “Wekanui.” |
| 1935 | Whekenui (post-office) | Arapawa.. | Marlborough.. | The Maori name for Codfish Island. |
| 1930 | Whenuahou (island).. | Anglem.. | Southland.. | Formerly Passage Rock. |
| 1943 | Whero (rock).. | Paterson.. | Southland.. | Half-way between Esk River mouth and Tangoio, Block VIII. |
| 1945 | Whirinaki (bluff).. | Puketapu.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Block VIII. |
| 1944 | White (glacier).. | Davie.. | Canterbury.. | Flowing into the Joe River and situated between Mounts Buttress and Pyramid. |
| 1939 | Whitecliffs (locality and railway-station) | Hororata.. | Canterbury.. | 7,800 ft. Immediately southwest of Mount Victoire. |
| 1945 | Whitehead (glacier).. | Forbeside.. | Otago.. | Block X. Instead of Mercury Bay. |
| 1932 | White Pyramid (peak) | Torlesse.. | Canterbury.. | Block IX. Not “Whitihanga.” |
| 1927 | Whitianga (post-office -38 and locality) | Otama.. | Auckland.. | Off Parekura Bay. |
| 1941 | Whitianga (stream).. | Moeangiangi.. | Hawkes Bay.. | Between Pioneer and Blizzard Peaks. |
| 1940 | Whiorau (bay).. | Russell.. | North Auckland | On the Maximilian Range at its junction with range separating Burton and Callery Glaciers. |
| 1938 | Wicks (col).. | Mount Sefton.. | Westland.. | At the southern extremity of Oyster Bay, Port Underwood. |
| 1938 | Wilczek (peak).. | Waitangi-Taona | Westland.. | Block VII. Crosses the OatesWilliams Ridge. |
| 1936 | Willawa (point).. | Arapawa.. | Marlborough.. | Between the east branch of the Matukituki River and Divide. |
| 1943 | Williams (saddle).. | Bealey.. | Canterbury.. | On the terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier near Teichelmann Rock. |
| 1938 | Wilmot (saddle).. | Matukituki.. | Otago.. | On Misery Ridge. |
| 1935 | Wilson (rock) | Waitangi-Taona | Westland.. | In Palliser Bay. |
| 1931 | Windward (peak).. | Sabine.. | Nelson.. | Block IX. |
| 1944 | Windy (point).. | Pencarrow.. | Wellington.. | |
| 1945 | Wingate (railwaystation) | Belmont.. | Wellington.. | |
| 1930 | Wiri (railway-station) | Otahuhu.. | North Auckland | Block X. Not “Wiria.” |
| 1930 | Witako (trig.). | Port Nicholson | Wellington.. | Formerly Etako. |
| 1944 | Wootton (stream).. | Pencarrow.. | Wellington.. | Rising on Tapokopoko and flowing west into the Orongo-rongo River. |
| 1938 | *Wright (pass).. | Forbes.. | Otago.. | North of Mount Earnslaw. |
| 1941 | Yankee (river).. | Anglem.. | Southland.. | Stewart Island. |
| 1936 | Zircon (glacier).. | Mount Sefton.. | Westland.. | Running from the summit of Mount Fettes into the Zora Glacier. |
- Approved subject to fixation of feature on map.
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