Pursuant to sections 78 to 82 of the Ngati Manuhiri Claims Settlement Act 2012 ("the Settlement Act 2012"), the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ("the Board") hereby gives notice of new and altered geographic names, and altered Crown Protected Area (CPA) names.
Schedule 1 below specifies the details of the new geographic name; its geographic feature type and its description.
Schedule 2 below specifies the details of the altered geographic names; their geographic feature types; their descriptions; and their former names.
Schedule 3 below specifies the details of the altered CPA names; their generic terms; their descriptions; and their former CPA names.
The official geographic names and CPA names took effect on 18 December 2012 (being 20 working days after the date that the Ngati Manuhiri Claims Settlement Act 2012 came into force).
Pursuant to section 81 of the Settlement Act 2012, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic name, as listed in Schedules 1 and 2 below, with the consent of the trustees of the Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust.
North Auckland Land District-Auckland Conservancy
Schedule 1
Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description
Ngaroto Historic Site An area which covers three small lakes - Slipper Lake, Spectacle Lake and Tomarata Lake. Located adjacent to Mangawhai Forest and approximately 15km north-east of Wellsford. NZTopo50 AY31, GR 470 942. Ngaroto does not replace the current recorded geographic names of the three lakes.
Schedule 2
Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Island An island approximately halfway between Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island) and the North Island Coastline. NZTopo50 AY33, GR 871 916. Hauturu / Little Barrier Island (official by
New Zealand Gazette, 25 March 2004, No. 33, page 751)
Paepae-o-Tu / Bream Tail Head A coastal headland located approximately 5km north of Mangawhai Heads. NZTopo50 AY31, GR 431 098. Bream Tail (recorded, not official)
Te Hawere-a-Maki /
Goat Island Island An island located approximately 2.5km north-west of Cape Rodney. NZTopo50 AY32, GR 615 851. Goat Island (recorded, not official)
Te Kohuroa / Mathesons Bay Bay A bay located approximately 1km south-west of Leigh. NZTopo50 AZ32, GR 614 810. Mathesons Bay (recorded, not official)
Schedule 3
Official Crown Protected Area Name Generic Term
(Purpose of Reservation) Description Former Crown Protected Area Name
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve Nature Reserve As shown in the Ngati Manuhiri Deed of Settlement Plan OTS-125-02, described as "Area A". Conservation Unit Number S08001. Extending over the whole island feature but excluding Te Maraeroa site, described as "Area B" on OTS-125-02. NZTopo50 AY33, GR 871 916. Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve (official by
New Zealand Gazette, 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699)
Te Hawere-a-Maki / Goat Island Scientific Reserve Scientific Reserve Conservation Unit Number R09002. Extending over the whole island feature. NZTopo50 AY32, GR 615 851. Goat Island Scientific Reserve (official by New Zealand Gazette, 14 August 1980, No. 94, page 2412)
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 2012.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.