Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 62, 63, 68 and 75 of the Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Act 2021 (“Settlement Act 2021”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of six new and altered official geographic names and one discontinued Crown protected area (“CPA”) name, as described in the Schedules below.
The new and altered official geographic names and discontinued CPA name took effect on 3 March 2022, being the settlement date specified in the Settlement Act 2021. Pursuant to section 64 of the Settlement Act 2021, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic name listed in Schedule 1 with the written consent of the trustees of Mana Ahuriri Trust.
Schedule 1
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New or Altered Official Geographic Name |
Geographic Feature Type and Description |
Former Name and Status |
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Karetoki Whare |
An historic site above Port of Napier, on the northeast of Mataruahou. NZTopo50-BJ39 368227. |
Sturms Gully (local use name) |
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Mataruahou |
A low hill on the headland between Port of Napier and Napier city centre. NZTopo50-BK39 356215. |
Bluff Hill, Hospital Hill, Napier Hill, Scinde Island (local use names) |
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Rotoroa |
The smaller of two lakes, approximately 2km east of Kuripapango Hill in Kaweka Forest Park. NZTopo50-BJ37 900375. |
The Lakes (recorded name) |
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Rototuna |
The larger of two lakes, less than 2km east of Kuripapango Hill in Kaweka Forest Park. NZTopo50-BJ37 898377. |
The Lakes (recorded name) |
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Te Ipu-o-Taraia |
An historic site on the south bank of the mouth of Ngaruroro River. NZTopo50-BK39 375123. |
Mouth of Ngaruroro River (local use name) |
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Te Karaka |
An historic site on a small coastal point at the mouth of the estuary southwest of Port of Napier. NZTopo50-BJ39 351230. |
Perfume Point (local use name) |
Schedule 2
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Discontinued Crown Protected Area Name |
Generic Term |
Former New Zealand Gazette |
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Heipipi Pa Historic Reserve |
An historic reserve adjacent to State Highway 2, approximately 2km southwest of the mouth of Esk River in Hawke Bay. Centred at NZTopo50-BJ39 327300. |
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of March 2022.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.