Pursuant to sections 50 and 51 of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Claims Settlement Act 2012 ("the Settlement Act 2012"), the
New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ("Board") hereby gives notice of an altered geographic name.
The Schedule below specifies the details of the altered geographic name; its geographic feature type; its description; and its former name.
The official geographic name took effect on 1 February 2013, being the date that the Settlement Act 2012 came into force.
Pursuant to section 52 of the Settlement Act 2012, the Board may, in future, agree to alter the official geographic name, as listed in the Schedule below, with the consent of the trustees of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust.
North Auckland Land District
Schedule
Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name
Pourewa Creek Stream A small creek of approximately 2km in length, located east of central Auckland, and flowing west into Orakei Basin. NZTopo50 BA32, source: GR 639 183 to mouth: GR 621 185. Purewa Creek (recorded, not official)
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of February 2013.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.