Notice of Valid Crown Protected Area Names
Pursuant to section 35(3) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa hereby gives notice of the following four names that have been assigned to, or altered for, Crown Protected Areas (as defined in section 4 of the Act) that have been validated in terms of section 35(2) of the Act, but which have not had their names previously gazetted.
These Crown Protected Area names are deemed official geographic names and are valid as if they had been assigned or altered in accordance with the Act.
For more information about these Crown Protected Areas, visit the Department of Conservation website:
Schedule
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Crown Protected Area Names (4) |
Establishing Legislation |
Position in terms of NZ Transverse Mercator 2000 projection |
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metres north |
metres east |
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Canterbury Land District – Eastern South Island Operations Region |
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Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park |
Sections 6(3) and 7(1)(d) of the National Parks Act 1980 Section 162 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 |
5169000 |
1380900 |
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Westland Land District – Western South Island Operations Region |
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Westland National Park/Tai Poutini National Park |
Section 7(1)(d) of the National Parks Act 1980 Schedule 96 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 |
5172100 |
1364500 |
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Westland and Canterbury Land Districts – Western South Island and Eastern South Island Operations Regions |
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Arthur's Pass National Park |
Sections 6(1)(c) and 6(2) of the National Parks Act 1980 |
5248700 |
1482900 |
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Southland and Otago Land Districts – Southern South Island Operations Region |
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Fiordland National Park |
Section 6(1)(e) of the National Parks Act 1980 |
4958600 |
1157500 |
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of June 2016.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.