Notice Type
Land Notices
Notice Title

Notice of Approved Official Geographic Names

Pursuant to sections 10(1)(b), 24(2)(a) and 21(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of 213 approved official geographic names as described in the Schedule below.

The Board’s final determination on these approved official geographic names took effect on 22 June 2017.

Schedule

Approved Official Geographic
Names (213)

Geographic Feature Types

Maps and Grid References

Admiralty Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 736674

Allman Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN28 734848

Anakawau Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 695697

Anchor Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 771693

Apuau Channel

Channel

NZTopo50-BP28 727580 to 765601

Arahura

Locality

NZTopo50-BU18 387740

Arahura River

Stream

NZTopo50-BV19 651439 to BU18 382748

Archway

Rock

NZTopo50-BP28 680655

Askews Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 595580

Audibert Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 682686

Big Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 607598

Billhook Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 813938

Bobs Knob

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 826443

Bobs Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 633591

Bobs Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 520498

Bonne Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 771763

Bottle Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 702882

Boulder Spit Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 682776

Bucklands Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 732592

Bull Range

Range

NZTopo50-BQ27 535388 to BP27 578442

Bulwer

Locality

NZTopo50-BP28 799673

Burnt Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 804646

Bush Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 498524

Camp Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 683662

Camp Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 778650

Camp Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 785860

Camp Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 803661

Cannon Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 815682

Cannon Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 819692

Canoe Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 669577

Cape Horn

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 824704

Cape Zach

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 654772

Capsize Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 784515

Castle Head

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 749866

Catherine Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 752755

Cave Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 737885

Chance Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 691450

Channel Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 703693

Charleys Head

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 483532

Cissy Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 694618

Clara Island

Island

NZTopo50-BP28 753609

Cliff Peaks

Range

NZTopo50-BN28 684835 to 704860

Collins River

Stream

NZTopo50-BQ27 477402 to BP27 444439

Cone Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 745633

Cove Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 716682

Cregoe Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 699550

Crichtons Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 816713

Cross Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 702678

Curious Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 566429 to BQ27 583411

Current Basin

Channel

NZTopo50-BP28 686676

Dart Rock

Island

NZTopo50-BP28 687560

Deep Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 653531

Deep Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 703652

Delaware Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 391448

Dencker Creek

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 485454 to 450457

Devils Staircase

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 714517

Dillon Bell Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 736473

Duncan Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 640482

D’Urville Peninsula

Peninsula

NZTopo50-BP28 762747

East Arm

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 769856

Elaine Bay

Locality

NZTopo50-BP28 645550

Elie Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 827461

Elizabeth Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 484464 to 455477

Falls Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP28 629525-614544

Fishing Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 840684

Fitzroy Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 664589

Fleet Rocks

Island

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 771894

Fraser Head

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 636626

Frenchmans Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 491497 to 460494

Garden Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 711663

Garden Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 809884

Garne Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 663599

Gentle Annie

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 411425

Goat Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 535496

Gordons Creek

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 593577 to 583587

Grant Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP29 844499

Grey Rock

Rock

NZTopo50-BP28 682685

Half Way Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 791804

Hallam Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 688604

Hamilton Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 761624

Harter Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 763564

Harvey Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 637484

Hautai Island

Island

NZTopo50-BP28 658671

Horea Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 807891

Hori Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 436497

Jacobs Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 744486

Kapowai Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 709718

Karaka Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 509541

Kauauroa

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 811574

Kauauroa Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 821561

Kidnap Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 810870

Kokorua Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 467518

Lagoon Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 581576

Lammerlaw Rock

Rock

NZTopo50-CD14 373386

Lammerlaw Top

Hill

NZTopo50-CD14 381384

Leebody Creek

Stream

NZTopo50-BN28 705815 to 708850

Long Reef Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 671583

Lookout Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 623442

Malvern Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 667644

Matakoi Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 611557

Matatoko Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 744657

Maunganui

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 434451

May Island

Island

NZTopo50-BN28 749853

McLaren Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 591533

Mill Arm

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 705778

Mill Arm Creek

Stream

NZTopo50-BN28 755812 to 715790

Mill Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP28 632432 to BP27 596424

Mill Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BN28 693831 to 687824

Miro Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 742522

Mistaken Mount

Hill

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 834854

Moeraki

Locality

NZTopo50-CC18 314744

Moeraki Point

Point

NZTopo50-CC18 322753

Moki Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 739891

Moleta Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 806834

Motupuha

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 838707

Moukirikiri Island

Island

NZTopo50-BP27 549549

Mount Ears

Hill

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 778829

Mount Jackson

Hill

NZTopo50-BN28 693792

Mount McLaren

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 612519

Mount Pleasant

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 710684

Mount Ronga

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 526447

Mount Shewell

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 717606

Mount Stanley

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 686481

Mount Victoria

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 458493

Mount Woore

Hill

NZTopo50-BN28 711814

Nile Head

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 735910

North Castor Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 486460

Nydia Saddle

Pass

NZTopo50-BP28 663466

Onetea Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 521531

Orr Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 668613

Ouokaha Island

Island

NZTopo50-BP28 821486

Paddy Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 688777

Pakiaka Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 568562

Papawai Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 627609

Penguin Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 700457

Penguin Island

Island

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 773783

Penzance Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 645514

Picnic Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 703590

Pig Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 735846

Pipitawai

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 834711

Point George

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 707762

Pukerau Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 481539

Ragged Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 662796

Rangitoto Islands

Island

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 833873

Rat Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 794645

Red Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 469465

Red Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 661546

Red Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 416452

Reef Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 702699

Reef Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 762665

Remarkable Cone

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 766756

Rerekarua Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 711672

Reynaud Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 693668

Rock Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 752762

Round Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 619545

Round Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 777793

Ruataniwha Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 564466 to 557487

Running Stream

Stream

NZTopo50-BP27 580459 to 596424

Saddle Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 692635

Sandy Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 655747

Sauvage Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 650675

Savill Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 653586

Seagull Island

Island

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 780892

Shag Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 738473

Sheep Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 684590

Simpson Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 791816

Skull Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 778889

South Arm

Bay

NZTopo50-BN28 737837

South Castor Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 487456

Southwood Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 742569

Squadron Rocks

Island

NZTopo50-BN28 754879

Squally Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 601548

Steamboat Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 764645

Symonds Hill

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 564517

Taihoa Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 574556

Taiwhati Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 560491

Taunui Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP27 597535

Tawa Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 688533

Tawhitinui Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 799563

Tawhitinui Island

Island

NZTopo50-BP28 673554

Tawhitinui Reach

Channel

NZTopo50-BP28 698568 to 767554

Te Kaiangapipi

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 786586

Te Mako Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 645493

Te Puna Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 651679

Tennyson

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 630515

Teranga

Hill

NZTopo50-BP27 510468

The Cove

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 732741

The Gut

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 811942

The Reef

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 799595

The Reef

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 718467

Tobacco Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 707641

Tokatapu Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 662674

Tongue Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 749873

Tower Ridge

Ridge

NZTopo50-BN28 720864 to 728898

Trafalgar Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 745901

Tuna Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 639505

Tunnel Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 783798

Tunnel Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 605599

Turn Point

Point

NZTopo50-BP28 729450

Turner Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 758634

Turner Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 788678

Two Bay Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 671815

Waikawa Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 675648

Wainui Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 693695

Waitai Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BN29ptBN28 796858

Waterfall Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP28 808694

Wells Peak

Hill

NZTopo50-BP28 695732

Whangamoa River

Stream

NZTopo50-BQ27 379327 to BP27 455492

Whangarae Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP27 532511

Wiffen Point

Point

NZTopo50-BN28 705780

Worlds End

Channel

NZTopo50-BP28 651498 to 653506

Wynens Bay

Bay

NZTopo50-BP29 850642

Yellow Cliffs

Cliff

NZTopo50-BP28 779629

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of June 2017.

W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.