Pursuant to sections 43, 44 and 46 of the Ngāti Tamaoho Claims Settlement Act 2018 (“Settlement Act 2018”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of new and altered official geographic names, as described in the Schedule below.
The official geographic names took effect on 5 September 2018, being the settlement date specified in the Settlement Act 2018. Pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Settlement Act 2018, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic names listed in the Schedule below with the written consent of the trustees of Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust.
Schedule
New or Altered Official Geographic Name |
Geographic Feature Type or Term |
Description |
Former Name and Status |
Kaikākā |
Historic site |
Formerly a large area of interconnected urupā on a small peninsula between Pukewhau Creek and Te Hakono Creek on Waiuku River. NZTopo50 BB31 506849. |
Unnamed |
Mangapū Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally west for approximately 7km from near Gillespie Road into Waihoehoe Stream. NZTopo50 BB33 801930 to BB32 742928. |
Symonds Stream |
Otūwairoa Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally south for approximately 3km from near Coulthard Terrace into Drury Creek. NZTopo50 BB32 729942 to 727928. |
Slippery Creek |
Pakakina |
Historic site |
The site of a Ngāti Tamaoho pā located on top of a prominent peak above Pēhiakura Lake. NZTopo50 BB31 433830. |
Unnamed |
Pēhiakura |
Historic site |
The site of a Ngāti Tamaoho settlement approximately 400m southeast of Pēhiakura Lake. NZTopo50 BB31 437834. |
Unnamed |
Pēhiakura Lake |
Lake |
A small lake approximately 12km northwest of Waiuku. NZTopo50 BB31 433837. |
Pehiakura Lake |
Pōkino Kainga |
Historic site |
The site of a Ngāti Tamaoho settlement approximately 1.5km northwest of the centre of Pokeno. NZTopo50 BB32 796777. |
Unnamed |
Puhitahi |
Historic Site |
The site of an ancient Ngāti Tamaoho settlement on a small peninsula at the head of Whatapaka Creek in Manukau Harbour. NZTopo50 BB32 588890. |
Unnamed |
Puhitahi Creek |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally northwest for approximately 6km from near the intersection of Irwin Road and Batty Road into Whatapaka Creek. NZTopo50 BB32 628869 to 591886. |
Puhitahi Creek (recorded) |
Purapura |
Historic site |
The site of a large Ngāti Tamaoho settlement on the north bank of Awaroa River, approximately 3km south of Waiuku. NZTopo50 BC31 540727. |
Unnamed |
Te Aparangi |
Historic site |
The site of a Ngāti Tamaoho settlement on the south bank of Waipokapū Stream approximately 3km southeast of the centre of Papakura. NZTopo50 BB32 760952. |
Unnamed |
Te Iaroa |
Historic site |
An ancient Ngāti Tamaoho landing site on the north bank of Waikato River near the mouth of Mangatawhiri River. NZTopo50 BC32 793727. |
Unnamed |
Te Maketu Historic Reserve |
Historic reserve |
A Crown protected area located between Pratts Road and Te Maketu Stream. NZTopo50 BB32 766875. |
Pratts Road Historic Reserve |
Te Maketu Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally west for approximately 6km from the north end of Steel Road into Hingaia Stream. NZTopo50 BB32 797896 to 751885. |
Maketu Stream |
Te Māunu a Tū Bluff |
Bluff |
A small bluff near the east bank of Oira Creek, approximately 2km northeast of Paerata. NZTopo50 BB32 697862 to 698861. |
Unnamed |
Te Teoteo Pā |
Historic site |
The site of a Ngāti Tamaoho pā on the north bank of Whangamarino River’s confluence with Waikato River. NZTopo50 BC33 826707. |
Unnamed |
Tītī |
Hill |
A small hill at 109m, approximately 7km northeast of Waiuku. NZTopo50 BB32 600787. |
Unnamed |
Waihoehoe Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally northwest for approximately 6km from Opaheke to its confluence with Otūwairoa Stream. NZTopo50 BB32 785909 to 733931. |
Waihoihoi Stream |
Waipokapū Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows generally west for approximately 8km from the dam at the top of Hays Creek Road into Otūwairoa Stream. NZTopo50 BB32 793951 to 733938. |
Hays Stream |
Whakaupoko |
Hill |
A hill at 147m approximately 7km northeast of Waiuku. NZTopo50 BB32 598778. |
Bald Hill |
Whatapaka Creek |
Creek |
A tidal inlet extending north for approximately 4.5km from Kingseat into Manukau Harbour. NZTopo50 BB32 587891 to 596933. |
Clarks Creek |
Whatapaka Pā |
Historic site |
The site of an ancient Ngāti Tamaoho marae on the east bank of the mouth of Whatapaka Creek. NZTopo50 BB32 597929. |
Unnamed |
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of October 2018.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.