Pursuant to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice was given on 22 June 2006, of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign the place names Dragon Teeth Shoals, Crater Bay, Kaharoa Point and Little Bear Bay.
An objection was received to these proposed place names and was dealt with pursuant to section 13 of the said Act.
I hereby declare that it is my decision to uphold the objection to these proposed place names and that this decision took effect on 6 December 2006.
I note that, pursuant to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice is hereby given of the intention of the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign original Maori place names for these same features stated in the first column of the Schedule below to the respective places described in the second column of the said Schedule.
Further objection to this proposed assigning of the original Maori place names may be given in writing, setting out the grounds for objection, to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, care of Land Information New Zealand, Private Box 5501, Wellington 6145, within a period of three months from the date of the New Zealand Gazette containing this notice.
Schedule
North Auckland Land District
Four Manawatawhi/Three Kings Islands place names – topographic map 260-L01 Three Kings and hydrographic chart NZ4111:
Maratea Shoals Group of three exposed shoals south of Tasman Bay, Manawatawhi/Great Island, GR 328 815 and 34°10'S Latitude 172°09'E Longitude. Not named on current map. Dragon Teeth Shoals (not official) shown on current chart.
Pataea Bay Coastal bay at the westernmost end of Manawatawhi/Great Island, GR 302 833 and 34°09'S Latitude 172°07'20?E Longitude. Not named on current map. Crater Bay(not official) shown on current chart.
Petu Point Coastal point at the north-easternmost end of Manawatawhi/Great Island, GR 334 839 and 34°08'40?S Latitude 172°09'30?E Longitude. Not named on current map or chart. Also referred to as East Point or Kaharoa Point (not official).
Tapatu Bay Coastal bay at the south-west of Manawatawhi/Great Island, GR 306 823 and 34°09'40?S Latitude 172°07'35?E Longitude. Not named on current map. Little Bear Bay (not official) shown on current chart.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 2006.
DAVID PARKER, Minister for Land Information.