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 363 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
Ahimanawa Range
Range
NZTopo50-BH38 044707
Ahimanawa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BG39 320227
Ākitio
Locality
NZTopo50-BN37 891997
Ākitio River
River
NZTopo50-BM37 796144
Anaura Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BF44 666545
Aorangi Island
Island
NZTopo50-AW32 579721
Aotea
Locality
NZTopo50-BE32 598917
Aotea Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-BE32 623958
Āpiti
Locality
NZTopo50-BL35 454712
Arapaoa
Locality
NZTopo50-AY30 095938
Arapaoa River
Bay
NZTopo50-AY30 135941
Arapuni
Locality
NZTopo50-BE35 323830
Ātiamuri
Locality
NZTopo50-BF36 647462
Awanui
Locality
NZTopo50-AV26 234215
Awanui Channel
Channel
NZTopo50-AU26 253331
Awanui River
River
NZTopo50-AV26 206181
Awaroa
Locality
NZTopo50-AV26 265972
Awaroa River
River
NZTopo50-AV26 238932
Awatere
Locality
NZTopo50-BD45 719164
Awatere River
River
NZTopo50-BD45 728177
Awatere Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE45 758959
Big Oneroa Beach
Beach
NZTopo50-BA32 794275
East Tākaka
Locality
NZTopo50-BP24 855696
East Tāmaki
Suburb
NZTopo50-BB32 680086
East Tāmaki Heights
Suburb
NZTopo50-BB32 705097
Eketāhuna
Locality
NZTopo50-BN35 286971
Hangaroa
Locality
NZTopo50-BG42 017084
Hangaroa River
River
NZTopo50-BG42 014070
Hauraki Plains
Flat
NZTopo50-BC34 253710
Hauraki Point
Point
NZTopo50-BD32 684169
Hauraki Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE37 807873
Heao
Hill
NZTopo50-BH32 690669
Heao Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BH32 705756
Heao Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BH30 300584
Hokianga Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AW27 381806
Hōteo River
River
NZTopo50-AZ31 374751
Huiarau Range
Range
NZTopo50-BG40 498135
Huiarau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BG40 513076
Kahikatea Pā
Locality
NZTopo50-BE40 662692
Kahikatea Range
Range
NZTopo50-BF40 673431
Kaihū River
River
NZTopo50-AX28 686349
Kaimanawa
Hill
NZTopo50-BG37 818243
Kaimanawa Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BH37 760764
Kaimanawa Mountains
Range
NZTopo50-BH36 525581
Kaipara Entrance
Channel
NZTopo50-AZ29 045692
Kaipara Flats
Locality
NZTopo50-AZ31 385698
Kaipara Flats
Bank
NZTopo50-AZ30 247617
Kaipara Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AZ30 090808
Kaipara Head
Point
NZTopo50-AZ29 015722
Kaipara River
River
NZTopo50-BA30 291353
Kaipara Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE38 120766
Kaituna
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ28 666096
Kaituna Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AW30 300783
Kaituna River
River
NZTopo50-BD37 981080
Kaituna River
River
NZTopo50-BQ28 635218
Kakepuku
Hill
NZTopo50-BE33 974845
Kaponga
Locality
NZTopo50-BJ29 989350
Kaupokonui
Locality
NZTopo50-BJ29 929220
Kaupokonui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BJ29 986359
Kaweka
Hill
NZTopo50-BJ37 915464
Kaweka Flats
Flat
NZTopo50-BJ37 955489
Kaweka Range
Range
NZTopo50-BJ37 910462
Kawhātau River
River
NZTopo50-BK36 540895
Kiwitea
Locality
NZTopo50-BL35 320567
Kiwitea Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BL35 358693
Kōhī Point
Point
NZTopo50-BE40 528934
Lake Arapuni
Lake
NZTopo50-BE35 311753
Lake Ātiamuri
Lake
NZTopo50-BF36 644471
Lake Matahina
Lake
NZTopo50-BE39 344738
Lake Mōkeno
Lake
NZTopo50-AZ29 952770
Lake Ōmāpere
Lake
NZTopo50-AW28 717882
Lake Ōmāpere
Locality
NZTopo50-AV28 729911
Lake Ōwhareiti
Lake
NZTopo50-AW29 856836
Lake Poukawa
Lake
NZTopo50-BK38 170899
Lake Repongaere
Lake
NZTopo50-BG43 245167
Lake Rotoaira
Lake
NZTopo50-BH35 349734
Lake Rotoiti
Lake
NZTopo50-BS24 866699
Lake Waikare
Lake
NZTopo50-BC33 945548
Lake Waikareiti
Lake
NZTopo50-BG40 625066
Lake Waikaremoana
Lake
NZTopo50-BG40 542009
Lake Waipapa
Lake
NZTopo50-BF35 346579
Little Oneroa Beach
Beach
NZTopo50-BA33 801271
Lower Kawhātau
Locality
NZTopo50-BK35 424925
Māhia
Locality
NZTopo50-BH43 255621
Māhia Beach
Locality
NZTopo50-BH43 216625
Māhia Peninsula
Peninsula
NZTopo50-BJ43 231515
Mākākahi River
River
NZTopo50-BN35 302999
Mamaku
Locality
NZTopo50-BE36 700792
Mamaku Plateau
Plateau
NZTopo50-BE36 690841
Manaia
Town
NZTopo50-BK29 967215
Manaia Redoubt
Site
NZTopo50-BK29 977219
Manakau
Locality
NZTopo50-BN33 872904
Manakau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN33 864903
Manawatū River
River
NZTopo50-BM34 148235
Mangaaruhe River
River
NZTopo50-BH41 784919
Mangaheia River
River
NZTopo50-BF44 562414
Mangakāhia River
River
NZTopo50-AW28 772569
Manganui River
River
NZTopo50-AX29 009192
Manganui River
River
NZTopo50-BH30 110606
Manganui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BJ28 673431
Manganui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BJ28 753413
Mangaone River
River
NZTopo50-BJ38 202345
Mangatainoka
Locality
NZTopo50-BM35 429220
Mangatainoka River
River
NZTopo50-BN35 296057
Mangatāwhiri
Locality
NZTopo50-BB33 884792
Mangatāwhiri Crossing
Place
NZTopo50-BB33 915915
Mangatāwhiri River
River
NZTopo50-BB33 926860
Mangaweka
Locality
NZTopo50-BK35 387898
Mangawhero Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-BJ34 157448
Mangawhero River
River
NZTopo50-BK33 968211
Mangōnui
Locality
NZTopo50-AU27 486279
Marokopa Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-BF32 620635
Marokopa River
River
NZTopo50-BF32 626637
Matahina
Locality
NZTopo50-BE39 313688
Matahina Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BF39 298652
Matakana Island
Island
NZTopo50-BD36 716356
Matakaoa Point
Point
NZTopo50-BD45 702297
Matakaoa Point
Point
NZTopo50-BD42 119132
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-AX29 918232
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-BA33 890238
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-AX27 509427
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-BG39 345147
Maunganui
Hill
NZTopo50-BF42 069445
Maunganui Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AV30 181043
Maunganui Bluff
Cliff
NZTopo50-AX27 502428
Maunganui Point
Point
NZTopo50-BA32 789251
Maunganui Point
Point
NZTopo50-BA35 469457
Maunganui Roads
Channel
NZTopo50-BD37 806288
Maunganui Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BD32 771188
Māwhai Point
Point
NZTopo50-BF45 699610
Meremere
Locality
NZTopo50-BC33 833677
Meremere Redoubt
Historic site
NZTopo50-BC33 834678
Mimi
Locality
NZTopo50-BH30 257854
Mimi River
River
NZTopo50-BH31 332898
Mōhakatino
Hill
NZTopo50-BG32 663058
Mōhakatino River
River
NZTopo50-BG31 520067
Mōtītī Island
Island
NZTopo50-BD38 021304
Mōtū
Locality
NZTopo50-BF42 981559
Mōtū Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-BF42 023565
Mōtū River
River
NZTopo50-BE42 109716
Motukawanui Island
Island
NZTopo50-AU29 861271
Motuora Island
Island
NZTopo50-AZ32 606586
Moturoa Island
Island
NZTopo50-AU26 318523
Moturoa Islands
Island
NZTopo50-AU26 333508
Ngunguru
Locality
NZTopo50-AW31 364562
Ngunguru Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AX31 386515
Ngunguru River
River
NZTopo50-AW30 261554
North Kaweka
Hill
NZTopo50-BJ37 922478
Nūhaka
Locality
NZTopo50-BH42 103677
Nūhaka River
River
NZTopo50-BH42 134799
Ōhaupō
Locality
NZTopo50-BE33 027006
Ōhingaiti
Locality
NZTopo50-BL35 316840
Ōhiwa
Locality
NZTopo50-BE40 654872
Ōhiwa Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-BE40 595872
Ōhura
Locality
NZTopo50-BG32 720990
Ōhura River
River
NZTopo50-BG32 754030
Ōkato
Locality
NZTopo50-BH28 760617
Ōmāpere
Locality
NZTopo50-AW26 353677
Ōmāpere Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-AW27 360678
Ōmokoroa
Locality
NZTopo50-BD36 684271
Ōmokoroa Beach
Locality
NZTopo50-BD36 692309
Ōmokoroa Point
Point
NZTopo50-BD36 694312
Oneroa
Locality
NZTopo50-BA32 793273
Oneroa Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BA32 799276
Onetangi
Locality
NZTopo50-BA33 855264
Onetangi Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BA33 851271
Ōpūrehu River
River
NZTopo50-AV27 513069
Ōraka Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE35 437882
Ōtāne
Locality
NZTopo50-BL38 102775
Ōwhango
Locality
NZTopo50-BH34 060806
Pāhaoa
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ34 271139
Paengaroa
Locality
NZTopo50-BD38 004085
Papamoa
Hill
NZTopo50-BE41 924700
Papamoa
Locality
NZTopo50-BD37 906191
Papamoa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE41 941705
Pārengarenga Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AT25 941804
Pārengarenga Pā
Historic Site
NZTopo50-AT25 971802
Pātea Dam
Facility
NZTopo50-BK31 348215
Pātea River
River
NZTopo50-BJ30 269325
Piako River
River
NZTopo50-BD34 235367
Pirongia
Locality
NZTopo50-BE33 934927
Pirongia
Hill
NZTopo50-BE33 842929
Pirongia Mountain
Hill
NZTopo50-BE33 835931
Pōkaiwhenua Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE35 441750
Port Awanui
Locality
NZTopo50-BE45 795994
Poukawa
Locality
NZTopo50-BK38 195922
Poukawa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BK38 221950
Pourewa Island
Island
NZTopo50-BF44 669381
Pūniu River
River
NZTopo50-BE34 195762
Pureora
Hill
NZTopo50-BG35 291298
Pureora
Locality
NZTopo50-BF34 227338
Purerua
Locality
NZTopo50-AV29 945094
Purerua Peninsula
Peninsula
NZTopo50-AV29 966111
Rangaunu Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AU26 236458
Rangaunu Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AU26 251326
Rangitīkei River
River
NZTopo50-BK36 610070
Rātana
Locality
NZTopo50-BL33 856656
Raukūmara
Hill
NZTopo50-BD44 516081
Raukūmara Range
Range
NZTopo50-BE43 215771
Raumati
Locality
NZTopo50-BM36 679464
Raumati Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BK33 858046
Repongaere Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BG43 247192
Rongotea
Locality
NZTopo50-BM34 061369
Rotoaira Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BH34 234824
Ruahine
Locality
NZTopo50-BL35 479851
Ruahine Range
Range
NZTopo50-BL36 635669
Ruakituri
Locality
NZTopo50-BG41 829994
Ruakituri River
River
NZTopo50-BG41 774083
Ruawai
Locality
NZTopo50-AY29 921004
Rūnanga Lake
Lake
NZTopo50-BK38 182124
Rūnanga Pā
Locality
NZTopo50-BK38 190141
Taihape
Town
NZTopo50-BK35 399043
Tākaka
Locality
NZTopo50-BP24 838779
Tākaka Hill Saddle
Pass
NZTopo50-BP25 889579
Tākaka River
River
NZTopo50-BP24 849618
Takapau
Locality
NZTopo50-BL37 858639
Takapau
Hill
NZTopo50-BL37 872625
Takapau Plains
Flat
NZTopo50-BL37 854642
Tākou Bay
Locality
NZTopo50-AV29 844151
Tākou Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AV29 874164
Tākou Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-AV28 817139
Tāmaki
Suburb
NZTopo50-BA32 660156
Tāmaki Strait
Channel
NZTopo50-BA33 828195
Tāngarākau
Locality
NZTopo50-BH32 609796
Tāngarākau Gorge
Valley
NZTopo50-BH32 604842
Tāngarākau River
River
NZTopo50-BH32 625753
Tangimoana
Locality
NZTopo50-BM33 910370
Tangimoana Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BM33 899320
Tapuaeroa River
River
NZTopo50-BE44 545968
Tauhoa
Locality
NZTopo50-AZ30 303732
Tauhoa Channel
Channel
NZTopo50-AZ30 138696
Tauhoa River
River
NZTopo50-AZ30 267742
Taupiri
Locality
NZTopo50-BD33 933347
Taupiri
Hill
NZTopo50-BD33 930360
Taupiri Range
Range
NZTopo50-BC33 955405
Tauranga Taupō River
River
NZTopo50-BH36 630757
Tawhiti Rahi Island
Island
NZTopo50-AW32 577753
Te Ārai River
River
NZTopo50-BG42 191991
Te Karaka
Locality
NZTopo50-BF43 245310
Te Karaka Point
Point
NZTopo50-BF44 658416
Tīraumea
Locality
NZTopo50-BN36 576979
Tīraumea River
River
NZTopo50-BN35 441077
Tīraumea Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BN36 571983
Tokaanu
Locality
NZTopo50-BH35 396835
Tokaanu Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BH35 403849
Tokaanu Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BH35 395836
Tokaanu Tailrace Canal
Canal
NZTopo50-BH35 405831
Tokomaru
Locality
NZTopo50-BM34 128169
Tokomaru No. 3 Reservoir
Lake
NZTopo50-BN34 100041
Tokomaru River
River
NZTopo50-BN34 148138
Tongapōrutu
Locality
NZTopo50-BG31 387020
Tongapōrutu River
River
NZTopo50-BH31 464939
Tukituki River
River
NZTopo50-BL38 130687
Tukituki River North Branch
River
NZTopo50-BL36 681799
Turakina
Locality
NZTopo50-BL33 889647
Turakina River
River
NZTopo50-BK34 132868
Upper Ātiamuri
Locality
NZTopo50-BF36 628500
Upper Kawhātau
Locality
NZTopo50-BK36 525888
Upper Mangatāwhiri Dam
Facility
NZTopo50-BB33 915933
Upper Mangatāwhiri Reservoir
Lake
NZTopo50-BB33 915943
Upper Tākaka
Locality
NZTopo50-BP24 851580
Waewaepā Range
Range
NZTopo50-BM36 590181
Waiapu River
River
NZTopo50-BE45 717000
Waiapu Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE44 583805
Waiaua Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AV29 848199
Waiaua Fork Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BJ29 852441
Waiaua River
River
NZTopo50-BJ28 802385
Waiaua Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-AU27 499310
Waiaua Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-AV28 836209
Waiaua Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BH28 771675
Waihāhā
Locality
NZTopo50-BG35 387102
Waihāhā River
River
NZTopo50-BG35 281133
Waihōpai
Hill
NZTopo50-BR27 556001
Waihōpai Dam
Facility
NZTopo50-BR27 476873
Waihōpai River
River
NZTopo50-BR27 399819
Waihou
Locality
NZTopo50-BC35 362381
Waihua
Locality
NZTopo50-BH40 705651
Waihua River
River
NZTopo50-BH40 638726
Waihuka River
River
NZTopo50-BF42 063324
Waikareiti Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BG40 711114
Waikaremoana
Locality
NZTopo50-BG40 611023
Waikaretāheke River
River
NZTopo50-BH40 654887
Waikawa
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ29 870306
Waikawa Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BQ29 880323
Waikawa Point
Point
NZTopo50-BD42 170191
Waikawa Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BQ29 868289
Waikohu
Hill
NZTopo50-BF42 123402
Waikohu River
River
NZTopo50-BF42 124362
Waimā
Locality
NZTopo50-AW27 533726
Waimā River
River
NZTopo50-AW27 558784
Waimā River
River
NZTopo50-AX27 564492
Waimā Valley
Locality
NZTopo50-AW27 545743
Waingaromia River
River
NZTopo50-BF43 337472
Waingongoro River
River
NZTopo50-BJ30 107362
Waipā River
River
NZTopo50-BE33 935750
Waipaoa River
River
NZTopo50-BF43 264301
Waipapa
Locality
NZTopo50-BF35 351582
Waipapa River
River
NZTopo50-BF35 311479
Waipiro Bay
Locality
NZTopo50-BE45 682786
Waipiro Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-BE45 704787
Waipiro Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BE44 674788
Waipunga Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-BH38 054822
Waipunga River
River
NZTopo50-BH38 091752
Wairau Bar
Locality
NZTopo50-BR29 881049
Wairau Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BA32 575296
Wairau Creek
Stream
NZTopo50-BA31 484160
Wairau Diversion
Canal
NZTopo50-BQ28 839116
Wairau Gorge
Valley
NZTopo50-BS25 930434
Wairau Lagoon
Lake
NZTopo50-BH41 895682
Wairau Pā
Locality
NZTopo50-BQ28 824088
Wairau River
River
NZTopo50-BR26 179891
Wairau River
River
NZTopo50-AW27 410605
Wairau River
River
NZTopo50-AY30 238007
Wairau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BH28 825684
Wairau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-AW30 214542
Wairau Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BF40 489498
Wairoa
Hill
NZTopo50-BH41 783691
Wairoa
Locality
NZTopo50-BD36 724213
Wairoa
Town
NZTopo50-BH41 829693
Wairoa Pā
Locality
NZTopo50-BD36 734236
Wairoa River
River
NZTopo50-AX28 799225
Wairoa River
River
NZTopo50-BD36 717187
Wairoa River
River
NZTopo50-BH41 830813
Wairua Falls
Waterfall
NZTopo50-AX29 981437
Wairua River
River
NZTopo50-AX29 023513
Waitārere
Locality
NZTopo50-BN33 862089
Waitematā Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-BA31 502229
Waitoa
Locality
NZTopo50-BD35 321351
Waitoa Canal
Canal
NZTopo50-BC34 236508
Waitoa River
River
NZTopo50-BD35 358253
Waitōtara
Locality
NZTopo50-BK31 485923
Waitōtara River
River
NZTopo50-BK32 578147
Waiuku
Town
NZTopo50-BB31 532760
Waiuku Channel
Channel
NZTopo50-BB31 487985
Waiuku Forest
Forest
NZTopo50-BC31 528632
Waiuku River
River
NZTopo50-BB31 518827
Waiuku Stream
Stream
NZTopo50-BB31 543758
West Tāmaki Head
Point
NZTopo50-BA32 672205
Whakapapa Glacier
Glacier
NZTopo50-BJ34 207501
Whakapapa Island
Island
NZTopo50-BH34 090874
Whakapapa River
River
NZTopo50-BH34 073750
Whakapapa Village
Locality
NZTopo50-BJ34 193579
Whangamarino
Locality
NZTopo50-BC33 873644
Whangamarino Redoubt
Historic Site
NZTopo50-BC33 828707
Whangamarino River
River
NZTopo50-BC33 890658
Whangamōmona
Locality
NZTopo50-BH31 500657
Whangamōmona River
River
NZTopo50-BH31 532581
Whangamōmona Saddle
Pass
NZTopo50-BH31 469646
Whangapē
Locality
NZTopo50-AW26 200896
Whangapē Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AW26 204852
Whangaroa
Locality
NZTopo50-AV28 677209
Whangaroa Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AU28 705288
Whangaroa Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AV28 668206
Whangaruru
Locality
NZTopo50-AW30 205876
Whangaruru Bay
Bay
NZTopo50-AW30 234822
Whangaruru Harbour
Bay
NZTopo50-AW30 218866
Whangaruru North
Locality
NZTopo50-AW30 221881
Whangaruru South
Locality
NZTopo50-AW30 221834
Wharekōpae
Locality
NZTopo50-BG41 916247
Wharekōpae
Hill
NZTopo50-BF42 003314
Wharekōpae River
River
NZTopo50-BG42 062229
Whenuakura
Locality
NZTopo50-BK30 305005
Whenuakura River
River
NZTopo50-BK31 407202
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of July 2020.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.