Pursuant to section 54 of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks Claims Settlement Act 2012 ("the Settlement Act 2012"), the
New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ("the Board") hereby gives notice of altered geographic names.
The Schedule below specifies the details of the altered geographic names; their geographic feature types; their descriptions; and their former names.
The official geographic names took effect on 31 July 2012, being the date that the Settlement Act 2012 came into effect.
Pursuant to section 55 of the Settlement Act 2012, the Board may, in the future, agree to alter any official geographic name, as listed in the Schedule below, with the consent of the trustees of the Maraeroa A and B Trust.
South Auckland Land District
Schedule
Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name
Mangakokakotaea Stream Stream A stream approximately 14km in length located approximately 45km west northwest of Taupo,
with its source near the summit of Pureora within Pureora Forest Park, flowing generally southwest towards Kawauariki Falls. NZTopo50 BF35-Tihoi GR 285 301 to BG34-Piropiro GR 185 265. Altering a geographic name. Kokakotaia Stream
(recorded, not official)
Mangaparuhou Stream Stream A small stream of approximately 2km sourced
near the summit of Pureora within Pureora Forest Park, flowing generally south to join the Ongarue River. NZTopo50 BG35-Tihoi GR 284 292 to BG34-Piropiro GR 279 274. Altering a geographic name. Paruho Stream
(recorded, not official)
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of November 2012.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.