✨ Place Name Notices
26 JUNE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1897
Nelson Land District
Pororari
Locality near Perpendicular Point, approximately 3km north-east of Punakaiki,
Topographic Map 260-K30 Punakaiki, GR 2373300E 5900800N. Currently named
Porarari.
Note: This notice for the following one place name completes the statutory process started in 1953.
Joan Creek
Tributary of McConnochie Creek, located approximately 10km south-east of Reefton,
Topographic Map 260-L30 Reefton, GR 2423500E 5891700N. Shown on current mapping
as Joan Creek.
Canterbury/Westland Land District
Lauper Peak
Peak at height 2485m, situated in the Butler Range in the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te
Moana, Topographic Map 260-J34 Whitcombe, GR 2343300E 5773550N. Currently
named Louper Peak.
Canterbury Land District
Lauper Stream
Stream flowing south into the Rakaia River from the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana,
Topographic Maps 260-J34 Whitcombe, GR 2344850E 5772000N and 260-J35 Arrowsmith,
GR 2344100E 5769500N. Currently named Louper Stream.
Pōhatu/Flea Bay
Bay located approximately 5km east north-east of the entrance to Akaroa Harbour,
Topographic Map 260-N36 and N37 Akaroa, GR 2511000E 5703600N. Currently named
Flea Bay.
Note: This notice for the following 33 place names completes the statutory process started in 1948.
Topographic Map 260-M36 and M37 Lincoln
Battery Point
Point on the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, at the south-west end of
Otokitoki/Gollans Bay, 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
Bay immediately south of Pauaohinekotau Head, along the southern 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 south of Tapoa/Erskine Point, Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 862 323.
Shown on current mapping as Kamautaurua (Shag Reef).
Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay
Bay along the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, 500m east of
Motukauatirahi/Cass Bay, GR 857 331. Updating to current dual naming format
from Corsair Bay (Motukauatiiti). Motukauatiiti Bay official by New Zealand Gazette,
31 March 1949, page 858.
Motukauatirahi/Cass Bay
Bay along the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, between Motukauatiiti/
Corsair Bay and Rapaki Bay, GR 852 333. Updating to current dual naming format from
Cass Bay (Motukauatirahi). Motukauatirahi Bay official by New Zealand Gazette, 31 March
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 south-west reaches of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 850 310. Updating
to current dual naming format from Quail Island (Otamahua).
Otokitoki/Gollans Bay
Bay along the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, below Evans Pass and
north-east of Battery Point, GR 895 340. Updating to current dual naming format. Shown
on current mapping as Gollans Bay.
Pauaohinekotau Head
Headland immediately west of Te Waipapa/Diamond Harbour, on the southern shoreline of
Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 872 314. Shown on current mapping as Pauaohinekotau
Head.
Purau Bay
Bay along the southern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, south-east of Stoddart
Point, GR 898 307. Also shown on Topographic Map 260-N36 and N37, Akaroa,
GR 901 305. Shown on current mapping as Purau Bay.
Sticking Point
Point on the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, 1km south-west of
Battery Point, GR 885 332. Shown on current mapping as Sticking Point.
Stoddart Point
Point immediately east of Te Waipapa/Diamond Harbour, on the southern shoreline of
Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō, GR 888 316. Shown on current mapping as Stoddart Point.
Tapoa/Erskine Point
Point east of Motukauatiiti/Corsair Bay, on the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/
Whakaraupō, at the site of the boat club and adjacent to the marina, GR 860 330. Updating
to current dual naming format from Erskine Point (Tapoa). Tapoa Point official by
New Zealand Gazette, 31 March 1949, page 858.
Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant
Hill at height 499m, site of trig Mount Pleasant, situated on the ridge surrounding
Lyttelton township, approximately 2km north-east of the port, GR 880 354. Updating to
current dual naming format from Mount Pleasant (Tauhinukorokio). Tauhinukorokio official
by New Zealand Gazette, 31 March 1949, page 858.
Te Awaparahi
Locality near Battery Point on the northern shoreline of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō,
GR 891 337. Shown on current mapping as Te Awaparahi.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 73
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 73
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🗺️ Notice of Final Decisions to Assign Place Names
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey26 June 2003
Place Names, Nelson, Canterbury, Westland, Geographic Board