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”) gives notice of 273 approved official geographic names as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determination on these approved official geographic names took effect on 16 July 2020.
Schedule
Approved Official Geographic Name
Geographic Feature Type
Map and Grid Reference
Adkin
Hill
NZTopo50-BN34 060796
Ahiaruhe Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 168449
Andersons Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 386367
Angle Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 037759
Angle Knob Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 021773
Aokaparangi
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 986712
Aokaparangi Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 968724
Arapawaiti
Hill
NZTopo50-BN32 624789
Arapawaiti Point
Point
NZTopo50-BN32 620791
Arawhata Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 432314
Aro Valley
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 476271
Arthurs Nose
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 500219
Balaena Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 510272
Baldy
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 062763
Baldy Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 072771
Barrett Reef
Reef
NZTopo50-BQ31 536215
Berhampore
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 486241
Big Swamp Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 137441
Bismark Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 414404
Black Gully
Valley
NZTopo50-BQ31 373292
Bluff
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ34 245352
Boom Rock
Island
NZTopo50-BQ31 459402
Booths Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 136575
Boyd-Wilson Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 928663
Breaker Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 534228
Breaker Bay
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 527225
British Peak
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 454311
Broadmeadows
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 503337
Brockett
Hill
NZTopo50-BN34 067814
Broken Axe Pinnacles
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 049773
Brooklyn
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 476258
Bush Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 390371
Carkeek
Hill
NZTopo50-BN33 037843
Carrington
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 123622
Carterton
Town
NZTopo50-BP34 126555
Cave Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 377237
Chaffers Passage
Channel
NZTopo50-BQ31 533218
Churton Park
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 514372
Clareville
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 145572
Concertina Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 979674
Crawford Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 001789
Crofton Downs
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 477311
Dalefield
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 093546
Deep Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 017623
Devil Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 025580
Donnelly Flat
Flat
NZTopo50-BP34 079694
Dorset Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 036790
Dorset Ridge
Ridge
NZTopo50-BN33 038801
East Waitewaewae River
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 966834
Eclipse Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 336291
Elsdon Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 488213
Evans Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 512254
Eve Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 529226
Far Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 451350
Fern Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 016594
First Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 471324
Flat Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ35 482299
Flax Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 527223
Flaxy Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 014685
Francis Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 023744
Gentle Annie Saddle
Pass
NZTopo50-BP34 070679
Gibraltar Rock
Rock
NZTopo50-BQ31 525216
Gladstone
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 221483
Glenside
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 522370
Grenada North
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 540389
Grenada Village
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 529368
Greta Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 512260
Hawkins Gully
Valley
NZTopo50-BQ31 454354
Hawkins Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 444233
Hector Forks
Fork
NZTopo50-BP33 002673
Hector River
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 958658
High Ridge
Ridge
NZTopo50-BP33 022696
Highbury
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 470273
Holdsworth Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 056714
Houghton Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 493214
Houghton Bay
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 495221
Huatokitoki Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 403275
Isabelle
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 028728
Isabelle Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 022707
Island Bay
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 483223
Island Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 484213
Jacksons Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 366381
Johnsonville
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 512348
Kahikatea Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 620757
Kahiwiroa
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 988735
Kahiwiroa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 972755
Kaiwharawhara Point
Point
NZTopo50-BP32 594754
Kaiwharawhara Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 602741
Kākānui
Hill
NZTopo50-BP32 797630
Kapakapanui
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 820665
Kapakapanui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 770731
Kau Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 532278
Kelburn
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 479279
Khandallah
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 500324
Kiakia
Place
NZTopo50-BQ31 460407
Kilbirnie
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 503245
Kingston
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 476239
Korimako Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ31 476317
Kōurarau Dam
Facility
NZTopo50-BP34 270475
Kōurarau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 256497
Kurukōhatu Point
Point
NZTopo50-BN32 647784
Lake Waitawa
Lake
NZTopo50-BN33 835896
Lambton Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 493281
Long Gully
Valley
NZTopo50-BQ31 438237
Longbush
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ34 188408
Lyall Bay
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 501233
Lyall Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 505225
Māhanga Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 535271
Mangahuia Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 200441
Mangaone Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 804808
Mangapōuri Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 808866
Mangawharariki Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 600732
Maraetakaroro
Point
NZTopo50-BP32 589745
Matarawa
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 057529
Maungahuka
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 965681
Maungakawa
Hill
NZTopo50-BP32 708670
Maungakōtukutuku Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 709647
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-BP32 724626
Maungaraki
Hill
NZTopo50-BP35 299473
Maupuia
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 524262
Maurioho Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP35 291422
McGregor
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 043769
Mclntosh
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 950675
Melrose
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 496236
Middle Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 442336
Middle King
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 060780
Middle Spur
Ridge
NZTopo50-BP33 986693
Mill Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ31 486397
Mill Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 454341
Miramar
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 526249
Mitre Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-BN34 075790
Moa Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 514213
Mornington
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 478244
Mount Adams
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ35 316224
Mount Cook
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 486261
Mount Crawford
Hill
NZTopo50-BN33 988787
Mount Crawford
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 531269
Mount Dick Lookout
Place
NZTopo50-BP34 048577
Mount Holdsworth
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 037725
Mount Victoria
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 504268
Mount Victoria
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 495268
Muaupoko Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 720702
Muir Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 988693
Newlands
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 525344
Newtown
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 490249
Ngaio
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 486319
Ngātoko Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN32 787860
North King
Hill
NZTopo50-BN34 060784
Northland
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 474287
Ōkupe Lagoon
Lake
NZTopo50-BN32 643786
Onepoto
Bay
NZTopo50-BN32 617787
Ōpau Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 412346
Ōpau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ31 415333
Oriental Bay
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 502273
Oriental Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 502275
Oumukura Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 374299
Outlook Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 378254
Pakihore Ridge
Range
NZTopo50-BP33 944700
Palmer Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 526218
Palmer Head
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 523214
Papakirae
Hill
NZTopo50-BP32 729696
Park Forks
Place
NZTopo50-BN33 018796
Park River
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 018829
Park Valley
Valley
NZTopo50-BN33 033857
Parkvale Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 154555
Pawa
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ34 272391
Peggys Peak
Hill
NZTopo50-BN34 073805
Pig Flat
Flat
NZTopo50-BP34 051699
Pinnacle
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 085713
Pinnacle Ridge
Range
NZTopo50-BP34 076737
Pinnacle Spur
Ridge
NZTopo50-BN34 063846
Pōhatu Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP35 322549
Point Dorset
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 538229
Point Gordon
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 538268
Point Halswell
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 529281
Point Jerningham
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 510279
Ponatahi
Locality
NZTopo50-BP34 159465
Popes Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 111670
Poroporo
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 280525
Princess Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 496214
Pukemangamanga
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ34 233417
Pukeroro
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ35 414318
Puketoro
Hill
NZTopo50-BN33 011830
Quartz Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 417320
Rangatira Point
Point
NZTopo50-BP32 631758
Ranger Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 527219
Rangiuru Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN32 787868
Raumati South
Town
NZTopo50-BP32 665664
Reef Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 527221
Ringawhati
Hill
NZTopo50-BN33 865829
Rocky Lookout
Place
NZTopo50-BP34 067691
Rocky Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 021606
Rongotai
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 510238
Roseneath
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 508273
Ruakiwi Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP35 296447
Ruaruahanga Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP35 307541
Sayer Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 023641
Scorching Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 536265
Seatoun
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 533238
Shark Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 521261
Sheep Gully
Valley
NZTopo50-BQ31 403320
Shelly Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 524268
Shingle Slip Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 024762
Silver Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ31 442244
Simpson
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 969697
Smiths Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 439363
Smiths Gully
Valley
NZTopo50-BQ31 453383
Snapper Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 512269
South King
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 057776
South Mitre Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN34 078786
Southgate
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 491223
Strathmore Park
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 524229
Sullivans Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 446353
Table Ridge
Ridge
NZTopo50-BN34 070821
Taepiro Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 612752
Taipō Minor
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ35 328333
Taputeranga Island
Island
NZTopo50-BQ31 484209
Tarahanga Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 958667
Tararua Peaks
Range
NZTopo50-BP33 961680
Tararua Range
Range
NZTopo50-BN33 008828
Tarn Ridge
Ridge
NZTopo50-BN34 049830
Tawa
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 531409
Te Horo
Locality
NZTopo50-BN32 791814
Te Horo Beach
Locality
NZTopo50-BN32 759821
Te Oneroa
Bay
NZTopo50-BP32 612772
Te Rere Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 625765
Te Whanga
Locality
NZTopo50-BP35 300535
Te Whanga
Hill
NZTopo50-BP34 274544
Te Wharau
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ35 375375
The Crows Nest
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 475327
The Sirens Rocks
Rock
NZTopo50-BQ31 476210
The Three Kings
Peaks
NZTopo50-BP34 059779
Thompson
Hill
NZTopo50-BN34 042848
Thompson Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 034850
Thorndon
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 486292
Tikiwhakairo Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP35 303427
Tirotiro Knob
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 895695
Tokaiti Point
Point
NZTopo50-BN32 640792
Tongue Point
Point
NZTopo50-BQ31 389220
Tōtara Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 035676
Tōtara Lagoon
Lake
NZTopo50-BP32 720752
Vogeltown
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 481249
Vosseler
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 935667
Wadestown
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 487307
Waiariki Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ31 392251
Waikanae
Town
NZTopo50-BP32 741729
Waikanae Beach
Town
NZTopo50-BP32 708742
Waikanae River
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 763705
Waikoukou Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ34 195374
Waimeha Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 714741
Waingongoro Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP34 280511
Wainui
Hill
NZTopo50-BP32 664580
Wainui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 662606
Waiohine
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 032628
Waipunga Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 312334
Waitewaewae
Hill
NZTopo50-BN33 941861
Waitewaewae Basin
Valley
NZTopo50-BN33 941813
Waitewaewae Ōtaki Forks
Place
NZTopo50-BN33 946784
Weka Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 511270
Wellington
City
NZTopo50-BQ31 488280
Wharehou Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 429357
Wharekohu Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BP32 587718
Wharekohu Point
Point
NZTopo50-BP32 589718
Wharekohu Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 584728
Wharemauku Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 690678
Whareroa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BP32 665644
Whatipu Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ35 396271
Whatiuru Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BP33 954708
White Rock Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 407300
Wilton
Suburb
NZTopo50-BQ31 473300
Worser Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ31 533245
Wright Hill
Hill
NZTopo50-BQ31 455267
Yeates
Hill
NZTopo50-BP33 945669
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of July 2020.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.