Pursuant to section 94 of the Te Urewera Act 2014 and sections 47 and 48 of the Tuhoe Claims Settlement Act 2014 ("Settlement Act 2014"), the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ("Board") hereby gives notice of six altered geographic names and one discontinued Crown protected area (CPA) name.
Schedule 1 below specifies the details of the altered geographic names; their geographic feature types; their descriptions; and their former names.
Schedule 2 below specifies the details of the discontinued CPA name; its generic term; its description; and its former
New Zealand Gazette.
The official geographic names and discontinued CPA name took effect on 25 August 2014, being the settlement date of the
Te Urewera Act 2014 and the Settlement Act 2014.
Pursuant to section 49 of the Settlement Act 2014, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic name, as listed in Schedule 1 below, with the consent of the trustees of Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua.
Schedule 1
South Auckland Land District
Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Former Geographic Name
Mahihirangi Stream Stream A stream on the eastern side of Ikawhenua Range flowing generally south-east from approximately 1km south-east of Tiritiri (hill) into Whakatane River approximately 0.5km north of Rangatipihi Flat. NZTopo50-BF39 472608 (source) to BF40 501597 (mouth). Mahihi Stream (recorded, not official)
Oueariu Hill A hill, 831m, west of Tauranga River approximately 40km north of Lake Waikaremoana. NZTopo50-BF40 573429. Oueari (recorded, not official)
Tataiahape Site A pa site between Parau Stream and Arawhatawhata Stream approximately 16km south-west of Ohiwa Harbour. NZTopo50-BE40 601674. Tataiahapi Pa (recorded, not official)
Tauranga River Stream A river flowing generally north-west from the confluence of Tauranga River and Waiti Stream near Tahora into Whakatane River near Taneatua approximately 12km south of Whakatane. NZTopo50-BF40 601544 (source) to BE40 506791 (mouth). Waimana River (recorded, not official)
Te Purenga-o-Taneatua Stream Stream A stream in Ikawhenua Range flowing south-east into Opaewai Stream approximately 16km south-east of Lake Matahina. NZTopo50-BF39 447582 (source) to 460576 (mouth). Purenga Stream (recorded, not official)
Gisborne Land District
Waewae Creek Stream A stream flowing generally south from Te Ihuorurumaioterangi (hill) into Mohaka River approximately 25km north-east of Lake Tutira. NZTopo50-BH39 433801 (source) to 429755 (mouth). Waiwai Creek (recorded, not official)
Schedule 2
Department of Conservation's Central North Island Conservation Partnership Region
Discontinued Official Crown Protected Area Name Generic Term (Purpose of Reservation) Description Former
New Zealand Gazette
Te Urewera National Park National Park All that area that was the former Te Urewera National Park. NZTopo50-BG40 512266. 1 June 2000, No. 59, page 1281
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 2014.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.