New Zealand Gazette – 1951 – No. 47

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✨ Geographic Name Assignments

June 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 881

Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names by the New Zealand Geographic Board

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 1st June, 1951.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act, 1946, notice is hereby given of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board to assign the names set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto to the respective places and features set out and described opposite those names in the second and third columns of the said Schedule.

Pursuant to section 13 of the said Act, any person objecting to any such proposed name may at any time within the period of three months from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette give to the Secretary of the Board, care of the Lands and Survey Department, P.O. Box 8003, Government Buildings, Wellington, notice in writing of his objection, setting out the grounds of the objection.

If no objection is received by the Board within the aforesaid period of three months the Board’s decision as to any of the said proposed names will be final.

SCHEDULE

Name.	Description.	Situation and Remarks.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Akatere	Trig, road, district, &c.	Block II, Whangaroa Survey District, and Block VII, Mangonui Survey District. Instead of Akaterere. Components: Aka-tere.
Mimiwhangatangata	Bay	Block II, Opuawhanga Survey District. Instead of Mimiwhangata. Components: Mimi-whanga-tangata.
Motuihe	Island	Rangitoto Survey District. Instead of Motuihi. Components: Motu-ihe (Te Motu-o-Ihenga).
SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Coromandel	Range	On Coromandel Peninsula. Extending from the Colville - Port Charles Road to Waihi.
Ikawhenua	Range	Between the Rangitaiki and Whakatane Rivers, extending approximately from Trig. 4 (Te Tiringa) in Block VIII, Rangitaiki Upper Survey District, to the Huiarau Range near Mapouriki Trig. in Block III, Waikaremoana West Survey District. Components: Ika-whenua.
Mapouriki	Trig. station	Block III, Tuawatawata Survey District. Instead of Maporiki. Components: Ma-pou-riki.
Maramaratotara	Bay	Blocks X and XI, Otama Survey District. In Mercury Bay near entrance to Whitianga Harbour. Components: Mara-mara-totara.
Moehau	Range	On Coromandel Peninsula. Extending from Cape Colville to the Colville - Port Charles Road. Components: Moe-hau.
Ohaua	Point	Block XIII, Kawhia North Survey District. Near Takatahi Trig. Station. Components: O-haua.
Raungaehe	Range	Rangitaiki Upper and Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. That portion of the Ikawhenua Range between Te Tiringa and Taumatamiere Trig. Stations. Components: Rau-nga-ehe.
Ruapuke	Locality	Block VIII, Karioi Survey District. Formerly known as Aotea. Components: Rua-puke.
Taumatamiere	Trig. station and stream	Blocks IV and VIII, Rangitaiki Lower Survey District. Instead of Taumatamiri. Components: Taumata-miere.
Tuawatawata	Survey district and Trig. station	Trig. station situated in Block I, Tuawatawata Survey District. Instead of Tuawatawata. Components: Tu-wata-wata.
Whakapenui	Point	Block VII, Otama Survey District. Instead of Cemetery Point. Components: Whaka-pe-nui.
GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT
Anaotamaraukura	Locality	Block V, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Te Ana Taumaraukura. Components: Ana-o-Tama-raukura.
Hauraki	Stream	Block XIII, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Haukaki.
Mamaku	Locality	Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Mamaka.
Mapere	Locality	Block I, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Mapiri.
Otirangi	Locality	Block IX, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Otitangi. Components: Oti-rangi.
Pahangaotekorowhiti	Locality	Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Te Tahanga-o-te-konawhiti. Components: Pahanga-o-te-korowhiti.
Papakiateaio	Locality	Block I, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Papakiateaia. Components: Papaki-a-te-Aio.
Pouakahutia	Locality	Block I, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Poakahitia. Components: Pou-a-Kahutia.
Powhirikahawai	Locality	Block I, Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Kopohuri Kahawai or Konohiri Kahawai. Components: Powhiri-kahawai.
Pukearia	Locality	Block I, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Pukiaria. Components: Puke-aria.
Rangikahikitia	Locality	Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Rangikaikitia. Components: Rangi-ka-hikitia.
Taikawakawa	Locality	Block I, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Kaikauakaua or Kaikawakawa. Components: Tai-kawa-kawa.
Tukemokihi	Locality	Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Tukemakihi. Components: Tuke-mokihi.
Waikara	Stream	Block V, Paritu Survey District. Instead of Waikarau. Components: Wai-kara.
Waikoura	Stream	Block V, Paritu Survey District. Abbreviation of Waikoura-a-Whaia.
Whakaumuataneteko	Trig. station	Block IX, Nuhaka North Survey District. Instead of Whakaumuatanaako. Components: Whaka-umu-a-Tane-teko.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT
Onaeroa	Locality, Trig. station, river, road, &c.	Waitara Survey District. Instead of Onaero. Components: O-nhe-roa.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT
Aropaoanui	Maori block, river, road, &c.	Maungaharuru, Moeangiangi, and Tangoio Survey Districts. Instead of Arapawanui and Arapaoanui. Components: Aro-paoa-nui.
Hatuma	Locality, railway-station, lake, &c.	Blocks I, II, and V, Motutaraia Survey District. Previously gazetted as Whatuma.
Te Moari	Locality, railway, station, post-office, Maori block, &c.	Blocks IX and XI, Mohaka Survey District. Instead of Kotemaori.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
Dolly Varden	Railway-station	Block VIII, Paekakariki Survey District.
Kaitoke	Stream	Block XV, Akatarawa Survey District. Instead of Mangaroa Creek.
Ngauranga	Locality, post-office, railway-station, stream, Trig. station, &c.	Belmont Survey District. Instead of Ngahauranga. Components: Nga-uranga.

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Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated1 June 1951
KeywordsGeographic names, Place names, New Zealand Geographic Board, Land districts

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