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”) 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.
| 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.