5 JUNE 2014 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 59

Santa Fe Stream Stream
Victoria Dunes Dunes

1641

A meltwater stream flowing east along the true left margin of the lower portion of Taylor Glacier into the western end of Lake Bonney, approximately 17km east of Ferrar Glacier. 77°43'17"S, 162°14'41"E (mouth of the stream at elevation 116m). NZ Ant50 MF09 Lake Bonney, and USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island. New name for a feature not formally named, but locally used.

A clearly defined and continuous tract of sand dunes trending east–west for approximately 8km from the northern shores of Lake Vida towards Lower Victoria Glacier, at elevation 395m. 77°22'30"S, 162°08'37"E. NZ Ant50 MF09 Lake Bonney, ME09 Lake Brownworth, and USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island. New name for a feature not formally named, but locally used.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of June 2014.

W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

Notice of Proposals to Assign or Alter Geographic Names

Pursuant to section 16 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa hereby gives notice of proposals to assign new or alter existing geographic names.

The proposed new or altered geographic names are specified in the first column of the Schedule below.

The geographic feature type that each proposed new or altered geographic name relates to is set out in the second column of the Schedule.

The description of each proposed new or altered geographic name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.

The date by which submissions must be received is provided in the fourth column of the Schedule.

Submissions on the proposed new or altered geographic names may be provided in writing to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, c/o Land Information New Zealand, PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145. Email: nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz Website: www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/consultation/index.aspx

In accordance with section 17 of the Act, submissions must state, with reasons, whether the proposal is supported or objected to and if an objection is made, then submissions may set out an alternative proposal, or support the existing name, if any.

Schedule

| First Column
Proposed New or Altered Geographic Name | Second Column
Geographic Feature Type | Third Column
Description | Fourth Column
Submission Deadline |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Otūmoetai | Suburb | Located across Tauranga Harbour from Mount Maunganui and bounded west by the suburb of Matua, southwest by the suburbs of Bellevue and Brookfield and east by Waikareao Estuary. NZTopo50-BD37 774259. Alteration from Otumoetai (recorded name). | 5 September 2014 |
| Otūmoetai Beach | Beach | A beach within Tauranga Harbour, located on the northern shores of the suburb of Otūmoetai (proposed spelling), extending west from in front of Otūmoetai Pā (proposed spelling) to Tilby Point for approximately 1.4km. Adjoins the Stokes Beach proposal below. From NZTopo50-BD37 770270 to NZTopo50-BD36 756274. Assigning a new name to an unnamed feature (locally known as Otumoetai Beach). | 5 September 2014 |
| Otūmoetai Channel | Seachannel | 37.66°S Latitude, 176.15°E Longitude. An undersea feature within Tauranga Harbour, located off the northern shores of the suburb of Otūmoetai (proposed spelling), extending from its confluence with Tilby Channel and Western Channel, and trending east for approximately 4.5km to its confluence with Stella Passage. Width varies around 300m, with tidal depth ranging from 1–6m. From NZTopo50-BD37 767284 to 802276. Depicted on Chart NZ 5412. Alteration from Otumoetai Channel (recorded name). | 5 September 2014 |
| Otūmoetai Pā | Historic Pā Site | An historic Pā site located on the northern shores of the suburb of Otūmoetai (proposed spelling). NZTopo50-BD37 769269. Alteration from Otumoetai Pa (recorded name). | 5 September 2014 |