Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 42, 43, 49, 51, 62, 64, 70 and 80 of the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Act 2022 (“Settlement Act 2022”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) gives notice of 30 new and altered official geographic names and four discontinued Crown protected area (“CPA”) names, as described in the Schedules below.
The new and altered official geographic names and discontinued CPA names took effect on 7 March 2023 being the settlement date specified in the Settlement Act 2022. Pursuant to section 44 of the Settlement Act 2022, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic name listed in Schedule 1 with the written consent of the trustees of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust.
Schedule 1
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New or Altered Official Geographic Name |
Description |
Former Name and Status |
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Aohanga |
A small locality near the mouth of Aohanga River on the Wairarapa coast, approximately 32km southwest of Cape Turnagain. NZTopo50-BN37 817913. |
Owahanga (official name) |
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Aohanga Hill |
A hill at 225m on the north bank of the mouth of Aohanga River, approximately 28 km southwest of Cape Turnagain. Geodetic mark A3N4 is at its summit. NZTopo50-BN37 844932. |
Owahanga Hill (recorded name) |
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Aohanga River |
A river that flows generally southeastwards for approximately 50km from near Waihoki Valley into the South Pacific Ocean. NZTopo50-BN36 653968 to BN37 835913. |
Owahanga River (official name) |
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Aorangi Maunga |
A hill at 863m, approximately 14km south-southeast of Lake Wairarapa. Geodetic mark A21G is at the summit. NZTopo50-BQ33 958199. |
Bull Hill (recorded name) |
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Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe |
A cape at the southernmost point of Te Ika-a-Māui. NZTopo50-BR33 894908. |
Cape Palliser or Matakitakiakupe (official name) |
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Hikapu / Mount Ross |
A hill at 981m on Aorangi Range, approximately 10.5km east of Palliser Bay, on the eastern boundary of Aorangi Forest Park. NZTopo50-BQ33 962076. |
Mount Ross (recorded name) |
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Kaihoata Iti Stream |
A stream that flows for approximately 4km from an unnamed hill at 444m in Ngāumu Forest into Kaihoata River. NZTopo50-BQ35 417338 to BQ35 436366. |
Little Kaiwhata Stream (recorded name) |
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Kaihoata River |
A river that flows southeastwards for approximately 20km from Ngāumu Forest into the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 13km southwest of Riversdale Beach. NZTopo50-BP35 467469 to BQ35 509350. |
Kaiwhata River (recorded name) |
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Lake Ōnoke |
A lake approximately 6.5km2 adjacent to Lake Ferry (locality), on the shore of Palliser Bay. NZTopo50-BQ32 780168. |
Lake Onoke (recorded name) |
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Lake Wairarapa |
A lake approximately 70km2 east of Remutaka Range, approximately 5km southwest of Featherston. NZTopo50-BQ33 874346. |
Lake Wairarapa (recorded name) |
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Mataoperu Stream |
A stream that flows generally southeastwards for 1.5km from the south side of Raeotutemahuta (hill) into the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 6km northeast of Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe. NZTopo50-BR33 948940 to BR33 957929. |
Mataopera Stream (recorded name) |
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Motu Wairaka Stream |
A stream that flows generally eastwards for approximately 14km from Rewa (hill) in Ngāumu Forest, into the South Pacific Ocean at Riversdale Beach. NZTopo50-BP35 507506 to BP36 585472. |
Motuwaireka Stream (recorded name) |
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Ngā Rā-a-Kupe |
Two seaward-facing cliffs within Kupe’s Sail Rock Recreation Reserve, approximately 1km west of Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe. NZTopo50-BR33 888916 and BR33 887919. |
Kupe’s Sail (local use name) |
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Taraoneone |
A hill at 472m, approximately 10km north of Castlepoint. NZTopo50-BP36 737775. |
Mount Percy (recorded name) |
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Tauwharenīkau |
A locality on State Highway 2 approximately 4km east of Featherston. NZTopo50-BP33 997453. |
Tauherenikau (official name) |
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Tauwharenīkau Hill |
A hill at 889m approximately 8km north of Featherston. NZTopo50-BP33 957542. |
Tauherenikau (official name) |
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Tauwharenīkau River |
A river that flows generally southwards for approximately 39km from the slopes of Mount Hector into the northeast end of Lake Wairarapa. NZTopo50-BP33 922640 to BQ33 943388. |
Tauherenikau River (official name) |
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Te Kakau Point |
A coastal point approximately 14km northeast of Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe near the mouth of Ōpouawe River. NZTopo50-BR33 027948. |
Te Kaukau Point (official name) |
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Te Māipi |
A hill at 511m in Ngāumu Forest, approximately 14km west of Riversdale Beach. NZTopo50-BP35 435468. |
Te Maipa (recorded name) |
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Te Rerenga o Te Aohuruhuru |
A coastal rock beside Mataikona Road, approximately 10km north-northeast of Castlepoint. NZTopo50-BP36 749770. |
unnamed |
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Te Unuunu |
A hill at 246m approximately 5km northwest of Flat Point. NZTopo-50 BQ35 438325. |
Te Unu Unu (recorded name) |
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Te Unuunu Stream |
A stream that flows generally southeastwards for approximately 8km from an unnamed hill approximately 1.8km north of Te Unuunu (hill) into the South Pacific Ocean near Flat Point. NZTopo50-BQ35 440341 to BQ35 477297. |
Te Una Una Stream (recorded name) |
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Te Wai o Tūranga |
A small spring on an unnamed stream at the eastern foot of Coast Hill and across the road from Te Wharepouri Mark, approximately 5km north-northeast of Castlepoint. NZTopo50-BP36 731720. |
unnamed |
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Te Whakatūrākau Stream |
A stream that flows generally southeastwards for approximately 17km from the slopes of McGregor (hill) in Tararua Range to its confluence with Waingawa River. NZTopo50-BP34 040759 to BP34 132699. |
Atiwhakatu Stream (official name) |
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Tuhirangi |
A hill at 889m on the southern side of Aorangi Forest Park, approximately 8km northeast of Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe. NZTopo50-BR33 952968. |
Mount Barton (recorded name) |
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Waimīmiha |
A hill at 286m approximately 13km southwest of Castlepoint. Geodetic mark B0R8 is at the summit. NZTopo50-BP36 621586. |
Waimimi (recorded name) |
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Waimīmiha Stream |
A stream that flows generally southeastwards for approximately 3km from near the summit of Waimīmiha into the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 13.6km southwest of Castlepoint. NZTopo50-BP36 618586 to BP36 629565. |
Waimimi Stream (recorded name) |
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Wairarapa Moana |
A moana (collection of connected waterways) east of Remutaka Range, extending from near Featherston in the north to Palliser Bay in the south. The moana consists of Lake Wairarapa, Lake Ōnoke and part of Ruamahanga River, which joins the two lakes. NZTopo50-BQ33 827267. |
unnamed |
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Wairunga / Castlepoint Stream |
A stream that flows generally southwards for approximately 6km from near the summit of Haldon (hill) into the South Pacific Ocean at Castlepoint. NZTopo50-BP36 668700 to BP36 713675. |
Castlepoint Stream (recorded name) |
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Waitutuma Stream |
A stream that flows generally south for approximately 7km from an unnamed hill at 906m northwest of Tuhirangi, through Aorangi Forest Park into the South Pacific Ocean approximately 4km north-northeast of Cape Palliser / Mātakitaki-a-Kupe. NZTopo50 BR33 946973 to BR33 940916. |
Waitetuna Stream (official name) |
Schedule 2
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Discontinued Crown Protected Area Name |
Generic Term |
Former New Zealand Gazette |
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Red River Scenic Reserve |
A scenic reserve approximately 27km southeast of Dannevirke, centred at NZTopo50-BM37 836257. |
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Ruamahanga Cutoff Wildlife Reserve |
A government purpose reserve east of Alsops Bay in Lake Wairarapa, centred at NZTopo50- BQ33 851272. |
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Tora Recreation Reserve |
A recreation reserve between Tora Farm Settlement Road and the South Pacific Ocean, centred at NZTopo50-BR34 079994. |
11 June 1992, No. 86, page 1977 |
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Wairarapa Lake Shore Scenic Reserve |
A scenic reserve on the west shore of Lake Wairarapa, comprised of 11 parts centred at NZTopo-50 BQ33 840353, BQ33 839352, BQ33 838352, BQ33 834350, BQ33 833348, BQ33 831347, BQ33 830346, BQ33 827344, BQ33 821339, BQ33 819338 and BQ33 817336. |
21 November 1912, No. 85, page 3292 |
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2023.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.