Gazette.govt.nzPursuant 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 148 approved official geographic names as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determination on these approved official geographic names took effect on 8 September 2022.
Schedule
| Approved Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | NZTopo50 Map and Grid Reference |
| Ahimanawa | Hill | BH43 205849 |
| Ahimanu | Hill | BG42 019981 |
| Ahioteatua | Hill | BG42 057036 |
| Āmia Stream | Stream | BG42 054202 |
| Deep Creek | Stream | BG42 091214 |
| Gentle Annie Hill | Hill | BG42 192093 |
| Haungatata Stream | Stream | BH43 215892 |
| Haupapa Stream | Stream | BG41 838261 |
| Hihiroroa Stream | Stream | BG42 078290 |
| Hineroa Forest | Forest | BH42 129833 |
| Hīwera | Hill | BH42 196827 |
| Hoe Creek | Stream | BF42 048375 |
| Hurukino | Hill | BH42 101816 |
| Kahunui | Hill | BG41 824160 |
| Kaikino Stream | Stream | BG42 980058 |
| Kaipoi | Hill | BG41 748134 |
| Karuai Stream | Stream | BG41 883117 |
| Kauwaewaka Stream | Stream | BG42 130962 |
| Kāwaimanga Stream | Stream | BG41 851104 |
| Keretū | Locality | BF42 961332 |
| Kohirikiriki | Hill | BG41 928097 |
| Kōpua | Hill | BH43 237896 |
| Kōpua | Place | BH43 264900 |
| Kōpuawhara Disaster 1938 | Historic Site | BH43 213759 |
| Lake Rotokaha | Lake | BG42 961982 |
| Lynch | Hill | BF41 915388 |
| Makaretū Stream | Stream | BG42 009262 |
| Mangahoui Stream | Stream | BG42 171150 |
| Mangaihu Stream | Stream | BG42 035032 |
| Mangakaiwharanga Stream | Stream | BH43 231867 |
| Mangakōtukutuku Stream | Stream | BH43 223913 |
| Mangamate Stream | Stream | BG41 933985 |
| Mangamōteo Stream | Stream | BG41 949073 |
| Manganuiawea Stream | Stream | BH43 256875 |
| Mangaone Stream | Stream | BG41 808181 |
| Mangaotara Stream | Stream | BG42 973967 |
| Mangapau Stream | Stream | BG41 793187 |
| Mangapiopio Stream | Stream | BG41 898066 |
| Mangarangiora Stream | Stream | BG42 056951 |
| Mangatete Stream | Stream | BG42 980169 |
| Mangatōtara Stream | Stream | BG41 929996 |
| Mangawehi Stream | Stream | BG42 061084 |
| Maraetaha | Locality | BH43 248906 |
| Maraetaha River | River | BH43 254930 |
| Maretu Stream | Stream | BF42 985301 |
| Mātāwai | Hill | BF42 986460 |
| Mātāwai | Locality | BF42 963447 |
| Mātāwai Stream | Stream | BF42 973441 |
| Maunganui | Hill | BH43 261919 |
| Maungapōhatu | Hill | BG40 591213 |
| Moanui Stream | Stream | BF41 819394 |
| Mokonuiarangi | Hill | BG41 944227 |
| Mokonuiarangi Range | Range | BG41 940226 |
| Mutuera Stream | Stream | BG41 870229 |
| Ngātapa | Locality | BG42 173183 |
| Ngātapa | Hill | BG42 980273 |
| Ngātapa Stream | Stream | BG42 978283 |
| Ngāwhakatarara Stream | Stream | BG41 912984 |
| Ōharuru | Hill | BG40 681263 |
| Ōkahuatiu | Hill | BG42 187194 |
| Ōkaranga Stream | Stream | BG41 861095 |
| Ōkaura Stream | Stream | BG40 713241 |
| Ōngaware Stream | Stream | BG42 189962 |
| Ōngāwari | Place | BH43 265896 |
| Ōpouwehe | Place | BH43 267863 |
| Ōraki | Hill | BH43 253883 |
| Ōrataura Stream | Stream | BH42 197776 |
| Ōrewha | Hill | BF42 070367 |
| Ōruahea Stream | Stream | BG42 153238 |
| Ōtūpōhatu | Hill | BG41 884160 |
| Ōwhakarotu Stream | Stream | BG40 645210 |
| Pā Hill Stream | Stream | BG42 136234 |
| Pakangaohinehau | Place | BH43 259851 |
| Paopao Stream | Stream | BG41 957165 |
| Papapiro | Place | BH43 262853 |
| Papatū | Hill | BG43 211063 |
| Pāpōkeka Stream | Stream | BG41 946197 |
| Parahinahina Stream | Stream | BG41 905180 |
| Parikanapa | Hill | BG42 091007 |
| Paritū | Place | BH43 250775 |
| Pehiri | Locality | BG42 015123 |
| Poariki | Hill | BG42 971122 |
| Poha | Hill | BG42 066118 |
| Pukahika | Hill | BF42 960328 |
| Pūkākaho Stream | Stream | BG40 702269 |
| Pūkaroronui | Hill | BH42 090882 |
| Pukehoe | Hill | BH42 121885 |
| Pukemānuka Stream | Stream | BG41 854097 |
| Pukeronui | Hill | BH42 086853 |
| Puninga Stream | Stream | BH42 191858 |
| Rākaiwhaia Ridge | Ridge | BG41 772280 |
| Rākauroa | Locality | BF42 982380 |
| Ranginui Stream | Stream | BG42 194980 |
| Rangitata | Hill | BG41 753222 |
| Rere | Locality | BG42 018246 |
| Rere Falls | Waterfall | BG42 018245 |
| Rerepi | Hill | BG43 212970 |
| Rimuhau | Hill | BG42 142056 |
| Tahunga | Locality | BG41 932152 |
| Tahungataua Stream | Stream | BG41 929124 |
| Takararoa | Place | BH43 243757 |
| Tāngawhīnau Stream | Stream | BG41 838197 |
| Taomatiherangi Stream | Stream | BG41 823179 |
| Tarakihinui Stream | Stream | BH43 242876 |
| Taramitimiti Stream | Stream | BG41 732194 |
| Tātaramoa Stream | Stream | BG41 736149 |
| Taumataowhiri | Hill | BH43 223926 |
| Taumatapoupou | Hill | BG42 111185 |
| Taungaatara | Place | BH43 264892 |
| Tauporo | Place | BG43 277942 |
| Te Āpiti | Hill | BG42 016992 |
| Te Houopuanga | Hill | BH42 051929 |
| Te Kahakaha Stream | Stream | BG41 778204 |
| Te Kaihekiapanui | Hill | BH42 046844 |
| Te Kainga | Hill | BH43 243841 |
| Te Rake Range | Range | BG40 625198 |
| Te Rimuomaru | Hill | BH42 182894 |
| Te Wana | Hill | BG40 712291 |
| Tikiwhata | Place | BH43 255800 |
| Tikiwhata Stream | Stream | BH43 244807 |
| Tiniroto | Locality | BG42 967984 |
| Tiniroto Lakes | Lake | BG41 947991 |
| Tupunui Stream | Stream | BG40 707193 |
| Uriroa Stream | Stream | BH42 188846 |
| Waerengaokurī | Locality | BG42 151071 |
| Waiāraikau Stream | Stream | BF42 999342 |
| Waihinehine Stream | Stream | BH43 248938 |
| Waikākāriki Stream | Stream | BG42 184168 |
| Waikura River | River | BG42 080129 |
| Waimare Stream | Stream | BF42 993399 |
| Waimatā Stream | Stream | BG42 146022 |
| Waimihia Stream | Stream | BH42 193840 |
| Waingake | Locality | BG42 171960 |
| Waingake Stream | Stream | BG42 193944 |
| Waiparapara | Place | BH43 258821 |
| Waipawa Stream | Stream | BH43 231773 |
| Waitakahuata Stream | Stream | BH43 262907 |
| Waitangi Falls | Waterfall | BG41 739165 |
| Waterworks Bush | Bush | BH42 171901 |
| Whakapunake | Hill | BG42 993946 |
| Whakaretu Stream | Stream | BG40 679213 |
| Wharekākaho Stream | Stream | BH43 246849 |
| Whareongaonga | Point | BH43 270870 |
| Whareongaonga | Hill | BH43 261872 |
| Whareongaonga Bay | Bay | BH43 268871 |
| Wharerātā | Locality | BH43 231851 |
| Wharetī Stream | Stream | BG41 898007 |
| Whatatuna Stream | Stream | BG43 248088 |
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of September 2022.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.