Altered Geographic Names




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141 — 17 DECEMBER 2015

o Te Aupouri Trust, Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa and Te Rūnanga o NgāiTakoto, as relating to the settlement group listed for each Schedule.

North Auckland Land District

Schedule 1

Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa and NgāiTakoto (3)

Altered Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name and Status
Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua Cape A craggy cape at the north-western extremity of New Zealand approximately 7km north-east of Cape Maria van Diemen. NZTopo50-AT24 706912. Cape Reinga (Te Rerengawairua) (recorded name)
Piwhane / Spirits Bay Bay A coastal bay located at the northern extremity of New Zealand between Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua and Ngataea / Hooper Point. NZTopo50-AT24 837894. Spirits Bay (Piwhane Bay) (recorded name)
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach Beach A long stretch of beach on the west coast of the Far North District extending generally south-east from Waitapu Stream in the north to Wairoa Stream in the south. NZTopo50-AT24 751793 to AV26 142094. Ninety Mile Beach (recorded name)

Schedule 2

Ngāti Kuri and Te Aupouri (15)

Altered Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name and Status
Columbia Bank / Te Nuku-o-Mourea Bank (undersea) An undersea shallow bank, north-west aligned and approximately 1km west of Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua. It rises from 70m deep cresting at 30m deep. NZTopo50-AT24 688913. Columbia Bank (official by New Zealand Gazette, 1 March 1973, No.15, page 365)
Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs Cliffs Cliffs at the most northerly point of New Zealand, approximately 3km north-west of North Cape (Otou). NZTopo50-AT25 014940. Surville Cliffs (official by New Zealand Gazette, 13 January 1966, No. 1, page 18)
Moekawa / South West Island Island An island approximately 60km north-west of Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, located between Ōhau / West Island and Manawatāwhi / Great Island in the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands. NZTopo50-AS21 144180. South West Island (recorded name)
Ngā Atua Tātā / Kerr Point Point A coastal point at the northern extremity of New Zealand, located at the northern end of Takapaukura / Tom Bowling Bay. NZTopo50-AT25 986928. Kerr Point (official by New Zealand Gazette, 13 January 1966, No. 1, page 18)
Ngataea / Hooper Point Point A coastal point at the northern extremity of New Zealand, located at the eastern end of Piwhane / Spirits Bay and about midway between Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua and North Cape (Otou). NZTopo50-AT24 865918. Hooper Point (Ngataea) (recorded name)


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