Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 10(1)(d), 24 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 three discontinued official geographic names, as described in the schedule below.
These names relate to a geographic feature type that the Board no longer has naming jurisdiction for, therefore they should not be official geographic names.
The Board’s final determinations on these discontinued official geographic names took effect on 6 June 2024.
Schedule 1
|
Discontinued Geographic Name |
Geographic Feature Type |
Description |
Former Status: Official by New Zealand Gazette |
| Pohatuhaha |
Trig Station |
A trig station on Pohatuhaha (hill) at the headwaters of Jumped Up Stream and Sentry Stream, Ruahine Range. NZTopo50-BK37 799051. |
23 January 1953, No. 3, page 87 |
| Tauherenikau |
Trig Station |
A trig station on Tauwharenīkau Hill approximately 8km north of Featherston. NZTopo50-BP33 957542. |
23 January 1953, No. 3, page 88 |
| Tawake Tohunga |
Trig Station |
A trig station on Tawake Tohunga (hill), approximately 42km northeast of Waiouru. NZTopo50-BJ36 667481. |
18 February 1971, No. 13, page 259 |
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 2024.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.