✨ Place Name Assignments
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Te Waikohare Stream
Stream flowing towards SW coast, adjacent to Te Waikohare Range, GR 965 523.
Te Wairere Stream
Stream W of Mount Hauturu flowing to W coast, GR 960 542.
The Queen
Small island E of Waimaomao Bay on N coast, GR 001 567.
Tirikakawa Stream
Stream flowing SSW to coast 1.5km SE of Te Titoki Point, GR 970 520.
Waimanga Creek
Stream flowing to SE coast near East Cape, GR 990 510.
Waimaomao Bay
Bay on N coast, SE of Ngatamahine Point, GR 994 566.
Waipawa Stream
Stream flowing to W coast, N of Te Titoki Point, GR 955 522.
Waitoki Stream
Stream flowing N into Te Ananuiarau Bay, GR 977 550.
Whekau Stream
Stream flowing to E coast 700m S of Rocky Point, GR 995 525.
South Auckland Land District
Karewa/Gannet Island
An island located approximately 25 kilometres northwest of the entrance to Kawhia Harbour. Topographic map 260 Q15 and R15, Kawhia, GR 2647800E. 6357800N. Updating to current dual naming format from “Gannet Island (Karewa)”.
Nelson Land District
Note: The following name was approved as an intention at the Board meeting of 9 July 1953 and has been shown on published mapping since that time. This notice completes the statutory process of formal public notification.
Joan Creek
Tributary of McConnochie Creek approximately 10km SE of Reefton, Topographic map 260 L30, Reefton, GR 2423500E 5891700N. Shown on current mapping as Joan Creek.
Canterbury Land District
Note: The following Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō names were approved as intentions at the Board meeting of 9 and 10 September 1948 and have generally been shown on published mapping since that time. This notice completes the statutory process of formal public notification.
Topographic Map 260 M36 and M37 Lincoln
Battery Point
Point on N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, at the SW end of Otokitoki/Gollans Bay (proposed name), GR 892 336. Shown on current mapping as Battery Point.
Evans Pass
High point at 193m on the road between Lyttelton and Sumner, near the junction of Evans Pass Road and Sumner Road with Summit Road, GR 897 348. Shown on current mapping as Evans Pass.
Kaioruru/Church Bay
Small bay immediately S of Pauaohinekotau Head, S shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 872 306. Updating to current dual naming format. Shown on current mapping as Church Bay.
Kamautaurua Island
Island 500m S off Tapoa/Erskine Point (proposed new format), Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, shown on current mapping as “Kamautaurua (Shag Reef)”, GR 862 323.
Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay
Small bay on N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, 500m E of Motukauatirahi/Cass Bay (proposed format), GR 857 331. Updating to current dual naming format from “Corsair Bay (Motukauatiiti)”. Motukauatiiti Bay official by New Zealand Gazette, 1949, page 858.
Motukauatirahi/Cass Bay
Bay on N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, between Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay (proposed format) and Rapaki Bay, GR 852 333. Updating to current dual naming format from “Cass Bay (Motukauatirahi)”. Motukauatirahi Bay official by New Zealand Gazette, 1949, page 858.
Officers Point
Breakwater at the entrance to the port of Lyttelton, GR 875 330. Not named on current mapping.
Otamahua/Quail Island
Island in the SW reaches of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 850 310. Updating to current dual naming format from “Quail Island (Otamahua)”.
Otokitoki/Gollans Bay
Bay on N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō below Evans Pass and NE of Battery Point, GR 895 340. Updating to current dual naming format. Shown on current mapping as Gollans Bay.
Pauaohinekotau Head
Headland immediately W of Te Waipapa/Diamond Harbour (proposed format) on S shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 872 314. Shown on current mapping as Pauaohinekotau Head.
Purau Bay
Bay on S shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, SE of Stoddart Point, GR 898 307. Also shown on Topographic map 260 N36 and N37, Akaroa. Shown on current mapping as Purau Bay.
Sticking Point
Point on the N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, 1km SW of Battery Point, GR 885 332. Shown on current mapping as Sticking Point.
Stoddart Point
Point immediately E of Te Waipapa/Diamond Harbour (proposed format), on S shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 888 316. Shown on current mapping as Stoddart Point.
Tapoa/Erskine Point
Point E of Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay (proposed format) on N shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, site of boat club and adjacent to marina, GR 860 330. Updating to current dual naming format from “Erskine Point (Tapoa)”. Tapoa Point official by New Zealand Gazette, 1949, page 858.
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NZ Gazette 2001, No 142
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NZ Gazette 2001, No 142
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Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey18 October 2001
Place Names, New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, Hauturu/Little Barrier Island, North Auckland Land District
🗺️ Assignment of Place Names in South Auckland Land District
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyPlace Names, Karewa/Gannet Island, Kawhia Harbour, South Auckland Land District
🗺️ Assignment of Place Names in Nelson Land District
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyPlace Names, Joan Creek, McConnochie Creek, Reefton, Nelson Land District
🗺️ Assignment of Place Names in Canterbury Land District
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyPlace Names, Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, Battery Point, Evans Pass, Kaioruru/Church Bay, Kamautaurua Island, Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay, Motukauatirahi/Cass Bay, Officers Point, Otamahua/Quail Island, Otokitoki/Gollans Bay, Pauaohinekotau Head, Purau Bay, Sticking Point, Stoddart Point, Tapoa/Erskine Point, Canterbury Land District