Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 16 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“Act”), notice was given in the New Zealand Gazette, 28 August 2014, No. 103, page 2874, of a proposal by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) to assign new, and alter and discontinue existing, geographic names.
The Board dealt with the submissions received for the proposals according to section 18 of the Act.
Having considered a report from the Board, I hereby declare that my final determinations made, pursuant to sections 20(2) and 20(3) of the Act, are to assign new and alter the existing geographic names as described in the Schedule below to official geographic names.
I made my decision on 23 July 2015.
My final determinations on these names will take effect on 13 August 2015.
Schedule
| First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
| Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
South Auckland Land District
| Pūkorokoro / Miranda | Locality | A locality on the south-western shore of the Firth of Thames approximately 20km west-south-west of Thames. NZTopo50-BB34 054820. Alteration from Miranda (recorded name). |
| Pūkorokoro / Miranda Hot Springs | Hot Springs | Hot springs located approximately 3km south-east of Pūkorokoro / Miranda (locality) and just north of Pūkorokoro / Miranda Hot Springs (locality). NZTopo50-BB34 069795. Assigning a new name to an unnamed feature (locally known as Miranda Hot Springs). |
| Pūkorokoro / Miranda Hot Springs | Locality | A locality approximately 3km south-east of Pūkorokoro / Miranda (locality) and just south of Pūkorokoro / Miranda Hot Springs (hot springs). NZTopo50-BB34 071792. Alteration from Miranda Hot Springs (recorded name). |
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of August 2015.
Hon LOUISE UPSTON, Minister for Land Information.