Geographic Name Changes




30 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2021

NELSON LAND DISTRICT

Name
Situation and remarks

Sandfly Stream
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An eastern tributary of the Wairau River. Map reference, S. 33/3162.

Saw Spur
.....
Hill feature extending from the Raglan Range and lying to the east of Coldwater Creek.

Sebastopol Ridge
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Mountain ridge extending from the Crimea Range just south of Crimea Creek.

She Stream
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A tributary of Blackwater River just south of “Ayesha Stream”. Map reference, S. 31/2657.

Snows Stream
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Small tributary of Maud Creek. Map reference, S. 33/1065.

Southey, Mount
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Peak, 5,746 ft in height, just east of Lake Tennyson. Map reference, S. 40/1318.

Spaniard Face
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A river flat area on western side of Wairau River. Map reference, S. 33/2542.

Stafford Ridge
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Mountain ridge extending from the Raglan Range at reference, S. 41/3538 to above the junction of Wairau River and Horse Gully.

Stockyard Face
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Area near the Wairau and Rainbow Rivers junction. Map reference, S. 40/2739.

St. Arnaud Stream
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Flows into Black Valley Stream from vicinity of St. Arnaud Trig. Map reference, S. 33/2466.

St. Ronans Stream
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A tributary of the Wairau River flowing from St. Arnaud Range. Map reference, S. 33/2549.

Toitoi Gully
.....
For stream gully which joins into Speargrass Creek. Map reference, S. 33/1569.

Tongue Spur Stream
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A tributary of Speargrass Creek. Map reference, S. 33/1765.

Townson Tarn
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Small lake at the head of Buckland Creek in the Paparoa Range. Map reference, S. 31/1357.

Tracy Stream
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Small tributary of the Buller River. Map reference, S. 31/3261.

Turk Mountain
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Peak in the vicinity of the junction of Wairau and Rainbow Rivers. Map reference, S. 40/262329.

Turk Ridge
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Mountain ridge extending from Mount Dora on the Crimea Range through “Mount Weld” to “Mount Turk”.

Weld, Mount
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Peak on Turk Ridge. Map reference, S. 40/226300.

Welshman Pakihi
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An open area on the north side of Buller River. Map reference, S. 31/4465.

Woolshed Flat
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A river flat at the junction of “Woolshed Stream” and Wairau River.

Woolshed Stream
.....
A western tributary of Wairau River. Map reference, S. 33/2857.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT

Agfa Knob
.....
Mountain feature near the headwaters of the Wilkinson River. Map reference, S. 64/518001.

Beckman, Mount
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Peak situated on the divide between Inangahua River valley and the upper Grey River tributary areas, approximately 1 mile north-west of Mount Puttick. Map reference, S. 46/471019.

Blomfield Creek
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A stream flowing from the southern slopes of Mount Blomfield to join the County Stream. Map reference, S. 64/433020.

Crumbling Ridge
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Mountain ridge at the western end of Navigator Range. Map reference, S. 79/6646.

Darkwater Saddle
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Mountain saddle on the Aurora Range which forms the source of Darkwater Stream. Map reference, S. 79/6945.

Eye Tooth Falls
.....
Waterfall on a tributary of “Otoko Lake” at the head of Otoko River. Map reference, S. 88/432209.

Harker Col
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A high-level mountain pass between the Otoko and Landsborough Rivers. Map reference, S. 88/435186.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Name
Situation and remarks

Harker Torrent
.....
A small tributary near the head of the Otoko River. Map reference, S. 88/4022.

Hunter, Mount
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Peak situated on the divide between Inangahua River valley and upper Grey River tributary areas, approximately 1½ miles north-east of Mount Puttick. Map reference, S. 46/497026.

Kea Nest
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A semi-circular shaped feature above the Otoko River, on the slopes of the Strachan Range. Map reference, S. 88/3725.

Kemp, Mount
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A peak on the divide between Rahu River valley and Brown Grey River at the boundary of Nelson and Westland Land Districts. Map reference, S. 46/527013.

Mills Creek
.....
An upper tributary of the Fox River, flowing from Craig Peak in the Fox Range. Map reference, S. 79/7060.

Mirage Falls
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A waterfall on the south bank of the Otoko River opposite “Reynolds Flat”. Map reference, S. 88/332249.

Otoko Lake
.....
A moraine lake at the head of the Otoko River. Map reference, S. 88/4220.

Pororari River
.....
The river which enters the Tasman Sea approximately 1 mile north of the Punakaiki River mouth. Map reference, S. 37/8530. Instead of “Porarari”.

Stag Flat
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An Otoko River flat. Map reference, S. 88/3524.

Two Eye Stream
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A tributary of the Otoko River flowing from the Strachan Range. Map reference, S. 88/3226.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

Abbey Pass
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Mountain pass immediately west of The Abbot (peak) on the Liebig Range. Map reference, S. 79/9339.

Backbone Peak
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A mountain feature in the Ben Ohau Range. Map reference, S. 99/644896.

Blue Lakes
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Small lakes near the terminal moraine of the Tasman Glacier. Map reference, S. 79/8236.

Blue Stream
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A small tributary of Tasman River. Map reference, S. 79/8135.

Burnett Falls
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Waterfall on a northern tributary of Murchison River, leading from the Burnett Glacier. Map reference, S. 79/9144.

Collier Downs
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An area extending from the Otaio River south to the Hook River and forming an arc about 4 miles inland from the sea coast.

Commodore Peak
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A peak on the main divide and the boundary between Westland and Canterbury Land Districts. Map reference, S. 58/7621. Instead of “Commodore Ridge”.

De la Beche Ridge
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Ridge leading to the peak De la Beche on the main divide. Map reference, S. 79/8954.

Earle Ridge
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A ridge on Mount Cook, Southern Alps, leading from Empress Hut to North Peak.

East Ridge
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A ridge leading to Middle Peak of Mount Cook, Southern Alps.

Frind Glacier
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A tributary of Mueller Glacier, below Mount Sefton.

Godley Pass
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A mountain pass on the Liebig Range, between Mount Conrad and Mount Olaf.

Grave Col
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A mountain pass on the main divide between Canterbury and Westland. Map reference, S. 58/8225.

Griffiths, Mount
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Peak on the main divide between Canterbury and Westland at the head of Griffiths Glacier and adjacent to Griffiths Saddle.

Haast Ridge
.....
A ridge leading from Trig. Z to the peak Glacier Dome, Southern Alps.



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🗺️ Nelson Land District Geographic Names

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Geographic names, Nelson Land District, Place names, Rivers, Streams, Mountains, Ridges, Features

🗺️ Westland Land District Geographic Names

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Geographic names, Westland Land District, Place names, Rivers, Streams, Mountains, Ridges, Features

🗺️ Wellington Land District Geographic Names

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Geographic names, Wellington Land District, Place names, Rivers, Streams, Mountains, Ridges, Features

🗺️ Canterbury Land District Geographic Names

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Geographic names, Canterbury Land District, Place names, Rivers, Streams, Mountains, Ridges, Features