Geographic Name Changes




7 AUGUST 2014

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 89

Schedule 2

Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name
Arapaoa Island Island NZTopo50-BQ30 100398. An island adjacent to Tory Channel / Kura Te Au and Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui approximately 29km north-east of Picton. Arapawa Island (recorded, not official)
Golden Bay / Mohua Bay NZTopo50-BN25 901946. A bay adjacent to Takaka and Collingwood between Separation Point / Te Matau and Farewell Spit north-west of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. Golden Bay (recorded, not official)
Greville Harbour / Wharariki Harbour NZTopo50-BN28 672797. A harbour on Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D’Urville Island extending generally north-west from Wharairiki Bay to between Ragged Point and Two Bay Point. Greville Harbour (recorded, not official)
Hinemoatū / Howard River River NZTopo50-BS24 747699 to BR24 736813. A river flowing from the confluence of Hodgson Stream and Tier Stream into Buller River, approximately 13km west north-west of Lake Rotoiti. Howard River (recorded, not official)
Horoirangi / Drumduan Hill NZTopo50-BQ26 334407. A hill at 657m east of Glenduan approximately 14km north-east of Nelson City. Drumduan (recorded, not official)
Maniniaro / Angelus Peak Hill NZTopo50-BS24 788604. A hill at 2075m at the western end of Angelus Ridge in Travers Range approximately 7.5km south-west of Lake Rotoiti. Angelus Peak (official by New Zealand Gazette, 31 March 1949, No. 22, page 858)
Matapara / Pickersgill Island Island NZTopo50-BP29 076426. An island in Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui adjacent to Arapaoa Island and Blumine Island (Oruawairua). Pickersgill Island (recorded, not official)
Maungakura / Red Hill Hill NZTopo50-BR25 048917. A hill at 1791m on Red Hills Ridge near the upper reaches of Motueka River Right Branch approximately 26km north-east of St Arnaud. Red Hill (recorded, not official)
Motuareronui / Adele Island Island NZTopo50-BP25 050633. An island north of Fisherman Island separated from Te Waipounamu by Astrolabe Roadstead approximately 5km north-east of Marahau. Adele Island (recorded, not official)
Moturoa / Rabbit Island Island NZTopo50-BQ25 119313. An island in Waimea Inlet between Nelson City and Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay approximately 11km west of Nelson City. Rabbit Island (recorded, not official)
Ōhinemahuta River Stream NZTopo50-BQ27 556153 to BQ28 675082. A stream flowing from Richmond Range near Mount Sunday into Wairau River approximately 4km north of Renwick. Onamalutu River (recorded, not official)
Ōpaoa River Stream NZTopo50-BR28 710055 to BR29 875045. A river flowing from the confluence of Omaka River and Gibsons Creek approximately 2km north-east of Renwick generally east into Wairau River at Wairau Bar. Opawa River (recorded, not official)
Ōraumoa / Fighting Bay Bay NZTopo50-BQ29 005250. A bay between Craggy Point and Rununder Point east of Te Whanganui / Port Underwood approximately 17km east south-east of Picton. Fighting Bay (Oraumoa) (official by New Zealand Gazette, 12 June 1980, No. 66, page 1752)
Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Sound NZTopo50-BP28 810530 to BQ28 645318. A sound extending north-east, north, north-east from the mouth of Te Hoiere / Pelorus River approximately 2km north of Havelock, to between Tawero Point and Opani-aputa Point. Pelorus Sound (recorded, not official)
Poukirikiri / Travers Saddle Saddle NZTopo50-BS24 778472. A saddle approximately 1.5km south of Mount Travers in St Arnaud Range, between East Branch Sabine River and the upper end of Travers River, approximately 19km south-west of Lake Rotoiti. Travers Saddle (official by New Zealand Gazette, 31 March 1949, No. 22, page 858)

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🪶 Notice of New and Altered Geographic Names, and Discontinued Crown Protected Area Names (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
Geographic Names, Crown Protected Area, Treaty of Waitangi Settlement, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Kuta, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui, Ngati Toa Rangatira