New Zealand Gazette – 1948 – No. 60

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✨ Geographic Place Names



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Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT—continued
Ngaro Stream Block VIII, Arnaud Survey District. Flows from Travers Range to Travers River.
Puponga Point Block III, Onetaua Survey District. Instead of Abel Head. Original name restored.
*Rainbow Pass Block I, Rainbow Survey District. Between headwaters of Travers and Rainbow Rivers.
Rangimarie Tarn Block VII, Arnaud Survey District. On Travers Range. Largest and northernmost tarn at head of Hukere Stream.
Robert Stream Block I, Rotoiti Survey District. At northern end of Travers Range. Flows north into Lake Rotoiti.
Rotoroa Hydro-electric scheme Block XI, Rotoroa Survey District. At head of Lake Rotoroa.
Spenser Mountains The northern and southern limits of the main range of this system are Belvedere Peak (Topo. Station Z) and Lewis Pass respectively.
St. Arnaud Range From Belvedere Peak to Top-house Saddle.
Sunset Saddle Block XI, Arnaud Survey District. Between Travers Range and Angelus Peak.
Travers Range From Mount Travers to Mount Robert.
Travers Saddle Block VIII, Sabine Survey District. On ridge between St. Arnaud Range and Mount Travers.
Whangamoa Survey district Instead of Wangamoa.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
Aeneid Peak Block VI, Maling Survey District; also Block IV, Spenser Survey District, Nelson. The original name of peak in Spenser Mountains shown on maps as Enid.
Belvedere Peak Block IV, Humboldt Survey District, also Rainbow and Sabine Survey Districts, Nelson. On Divide at head of Clarence River. Topo. Station Z. 6,916 ft.
*Black Tower Peak Block I, Ward Survey District; also Block VI, Mount Napoleon Survey District, Westland. Unclimbed peak on Divide between Mount Hopkins and McKerrow. 8,400 ft.
*Duessa Peak Block V, Maling Survey District. In Spenser Mountains south-west of Mount Una. Approximately 7,050 ft.
Duvauchelle Bay Block XV, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Instead of Duvauchelles.
*Echo Col Wilberforce Survey District. On Black Range immediately east of Mount Gizeh.
Faith Col Block XVI, Mueller Survey District. On the Neumann Range between Mount Hopkins and Prudence Peak.
Horomaka Island Block V, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Instead of Horomonga.
Inainatu Bay Block I, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Maori name for Shelly Bay.
Kainga Telephone office Christchurch Survey District. Instead of Kaianga.
Low Mountain Block II, Cook Survey District; also Block X, Mount Cook Survey District, Westland. Instead of Lowe.
Motukauatiiti Bay Block IV, Halswell Survey District. Maori name for Corsair Bay.
Motukauatirahi Bay Block IV, Halswell Survey District. Maori name for Cass Bay.
Mount Cook Post-office Block X, Mueller Survey District. Instead of Hermitage.
Name. Description. Situation and Remarks.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—continued
Onepoto, Te Locality Block II, Sumner Survey District. Maori name for Taylors Mistake.
Pentland Hill Trig. Block VII, Waihao Survey District. Trig. Y. Instead of Yellow Hill.
Potiriwi Port Blocks II and V, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Maori name for Port Levy. Original Maori name Koukourarata.
Prudence Peak Block XVI, Mueller Survey District. The first peak south of Mount Hopkins on the Neumann Range. 7,352 ft.
Ripapa Island Block I, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Instead of Ripa.
Spenser Mountains The northern and southern limits of this system are Belvedere Peak (Topo. Station Z) and Lewis Pass respectively.
*Sphinx Saddle Wilberforce Survey District. On the Black Range east of Mount Gizeh and between the northern branch of the Anti-crow Creek and a tributary of the Avoca River. Replaces name Echo approved 1947.
Tapoa Point Block IV, Halswell Survey District. Maori name for Erskine Point.
Tauhinukorokio Trig. Maori name for Mount Pleasant. Initial Trig. Station above Lyttelton.
Tihokahukura Trig. Block XVI, Christchurch Survey District. Maori name for Castle Rock Trig. Station.
Waipapa, Te Harbour Block I, Pigeon Bay Survey District. Maori name for Diamond Harbour.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT
Black Tower Peak Block VI, Mount. Napoleon Survey District; also Block I, Ward Survey District, Canterbury. Unclimbed peak on Divide between Mounts Hopkins and McKerrow. 8,400 ft.
Copland Glacier Blocks XII and XIV, Mount Cook Survey District, and Blocks I and II, Moorhouse Survey District. Replaces name Marchant.
Copland River Blocks XIV, XV, and XVI, Karangarua Survey District, Block XIII, Mount Cook Survey District, and Block I, Moorhouse Survey District. The former Douglas River is now part of this river.
Douglas River Blocks II, III, and VII, Mount Sefton Survey District. This name now applies to the Twain River, and the latter name is cancelled.
Low Mountain Block X, Mount Cook Survey District; also Block II, Cook Survey District, Canterbury. Instead of Lowe.
Marchant Glacier Blocks XII and XVI, Karangarua Survey District, and Blocks IX and XIII, Mount Cook Survey District. Replaces name Copland.
Strauchon River Block XIII, Mount Cook Survey District. Drains Strauchon Glacier. Formerly part of Copland River.
Tindale Creek Blocks II and III, Waiwhero Survey District. Tributary of Porarari River.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT
Albert Town Locality Block XI, Lower Wanaka Survey District. Name in popular use. Replaces official name Newcastle.
Belfry Peak Hopkins Survey District. On range between two forks of Temple Creek. 7,225 ft.
  • Approved subject to fixation of feature on maps.


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🏛️ Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names by the New Zealand Geographic Board (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 November 1948
Place Names, Geographic Board, Land Survey, Naming, Objections, Schedule