✨ Geographic Name Determinations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 173
16 DECEMBER 2010
The description of each new or altered geographic name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.
The Board’s final determinations on these geographic names take effect on 16 December 2010.
Schedule – New or altered geographic names
| First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
|---|---|---|
| Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
| North Auckland Land District | ||
| Glen Innes Railway Station | Railway Station | Adjacent to Apirana Avenue and north of Merton Road, Auckland, NZTopo50 BA32-Auckland, GR 652 169. Alteration from Tamaki Railway Station and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 July 1948, No. 42, page 939. |
| Panmure Railway Station | Railway Station | Between Mountain Road and Panmure Highway, Auckland, NZTopo50 BA32-Auckland, GR 648 149. Alteration from Tauoma Railway Station and replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 29 July 1948, No. 42, page 939. |
| Tāwharanui | Locality | Coastal settlement east of Warkworth, at Christian Bay. NZTopo50 AZ32-Kawau Island, GR 607 724. Spelling alteration from Tawharanui (macron added to a recorded name). |
| Tāwharanui Peninsula | Peninsula | An east-facing peninsula, extending from Omaha to Takatu Point. NZTopo50 AZ32-Kawau Island, GR 640 732. Spelling alteration from Tawharanui Peninsula (macron added to a recorded name). |
| South Auckland Land District | ||
| Lake Puketirini | Lake | Small lake west of Huntly and east of Lake Waahi. NZTopo50 BC33-Te Kauwhata, GR 889 400. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Wellington Land District | ||
| Cumberfield Creek | Stream | Flowing north-westerly from Tunupō (hill) into Oroua River, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, source: GR 623 715 to confluence: GR 587 735. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Howlett Creek | Stream | Flowing south-westerly from Tiraha (hill) into Oroua River, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, source: GR 669 799 to confluence: GR 626 767. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Iron Gate Creek | Stream | Flowing north-westerly from Otumore (hill) into Oroua River, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, source: GR 655 741 to confluence: GR 616 762. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Oxford Creek | Stream | Flowing south-westerly from Taumataomekura (hill) into Howlett Creek, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, source: GR 656 792 to confluence: GR 648 779. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula | Peninsula | A north-south peninsula, extending from Point Halswell in the north to Palmer Head in the south. NZTopo50 BQ31-Wellington, from: GR 529 281 to GR 523 214. Alteration to a dual name from Miramar Peninsula (collected name). Not Watts Peninsula. |
| Te Whetū Kairangi Ridge | Ridge | The main ridgeline of Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula, extending north-south from Mount Crawford in the north to the high point above Worser Bay, on which is located a beaconed geodetic mark, coded 8117 and named "11 Seatoun", at height 117m. NZTopo50-BQ31-Wellington, from: GR 531 269 to GR 527 242. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. |
| Tunupō | Hill | Located at the northern end of Ngamoko Range in the Ruahine Range, at height 1568m. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, GR 623 714. Spelling alteration from Tunupo (macron added to a recorded name). |
| Tunupō Creek | Stream | Flowing north-westerly into Oroua River, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50 BL36-Norsewood, source: GR 643 732 to confluence: GR 599 740. Spelling alteration of an official name from Tunupo Creek (macron added) and confirming location/extent. Replacing previous New Zealand Gazette, 16 November 1950, No. 70, page 1989. |
Porirua Suburb and Locality Names
Refer to online map at www.pcc.govt.nz/About-Porirua/Our-City/City-Maps/Suburbs
Notes:
(i) 18 of the total 22 suburb and locality names are notified herein.
(ii) The remaining 4 suburb and locality names (Colonial Knob, Horokiri, Plimmerton, and Rānui) received objections and will be processed separately.
| Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aotea | Suburb | Assigning a new name. NZTopo50 BP31-Porirua, GR 553 452 and NZTopo50 BP32-Paraparaumu, GR 568 454. |
| Ascot Park | Suburb | Assigning an existing recorded name. NZTopo50 BP32-Paraparaumu, GR 573 464. |
| Camborne | Suburb | Assigning an existing recorded name. NZTopo50 BP32-Paraparaumu, GR 577 499. |
| Cannons Creek | Suburb | Assigning an existing recorded name. NZTopo50 BP31-Porirua, GR 558 445 and NZTopo50 BP32-Paraparaumu, GR 567 440. Replacing Porirua East (recorded name). |
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