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 (“Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of 223 approved official geographic names as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these approved official geographic names took effect on 27 October 2016.
Schedule
| Approved Official Geographic Names (223) | Geographic Feature Type | Map and Grid Reference |
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Marlborough Land District |
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Ada Flat |
Flat |
NZTopo50-BR26 254049 |
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Armchair Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 320082 to BR26 355999 |
|
Conical Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 331148 |
|
Grass Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 303085 |
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Mount Richmond |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 331085 |
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Marlborough Land District and Nelson Land District |
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Heringa Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ27 365306 to 392253 |
|
Old Man |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BR26 248039 |
|
Nelson Land District |
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Adams Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 258193 to 258204 |
|
Annesbrook |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 205281 |
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Anslow Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 104077 to BQ26 133093 |
|
Atawhai |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 268350 |
|
Baigent Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 001182 to 014162 |
|
Baigents Bush |
Bush |
NZTopo50-BQ25 031163 |
|
Belgrove |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 964115 |
|
Big Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 115097 to 085124 |
|
Bird Island |
Island |
NZTopo50-BQ25 091316 |
|
Bishopdale |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 225280 |
|
Blackbird Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 970271 to 974323 |
|
Blind Channel |
Channel |
NZTopo50-BQ26 163280 to 191307 |
|
Blue Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ27 376386 |
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Blue Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 275223 |
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Boars Back Spur |
Ridge |
NZTopo50-BQ26 308327 to 298311 |
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Bolton Hole |
Hole |
NZTopo50-BQ26 210313 |
|
Botanical Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 251310 |
|
Boundary Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 069043 to BQ25 075065 |
|
Boundary Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ25 102121 to 099136 |
|
Braeburn |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 994406 |
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Bray Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 277185 to 263201 |
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Brightwater |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 086196 |
|
Bronte |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 071315 |
|
Brooklands |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 258331 |
|
Brown Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 896105 to 903133 |
|
Browning Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 239158 to 207158 |
|
Bryant Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 934161 to 941134 |
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Bull Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 068032 to BQ25 061065 |
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Bullock Spur |
Ridge |
NZTopo50-BQ26 259265 to 249277 |
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Camp Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 352272 to BQ27 376273 |
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Captain Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 343247 to BQ27 362200 |
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Champion Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 259182 to 234209 |
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Chrome Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 096097 to 095109 |
|
Clover Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 194153 |
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Coads Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 287230 to 279229 |
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Collins Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 288206 to 287219 |
|
Coppermine Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 299228 |
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Cozens Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 907264 to 921296 |
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Cummins Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 257264 to 244274 |
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Cummins Spur |
Ridge |
NZTopo50-BQ26 259265 to 244257 |
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Cut Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ25 033278 |
|
Dark Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ26 356270 to BQ27 373274 |
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Davis Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 917218 to 907264 |
|
Dew Lakes |
Lake |
NZTopo50-BQ26 344251 and BQ26 343251 |
|
Dodson Valley |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 274343 |
|
Dovedale |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 912294 |
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Dun Mountain |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 315232 |
|
Dun Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 304224 |
|
Eban Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 953286 to 923295 |
|
Eden Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 927215 to 930264 |
|
Eighty Eight Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 021054 to BQ25 030162 |
|
Enner Glynn |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 216273 |
|
Eves Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 017244 to 086277 |
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Faulkners Bush |
Bush |
NZTopo50-BQ25 033158 |
|
Forsyth Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 914176 to BQ24 864225 |
|
Fowl Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ25 118142 to 102143 |
|
Foxhill |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 984130 |
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Fringed Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 264267 |
|
Garden Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 068134 to 104155 |
|
Gentle Annie Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 319378 |
|
Glen Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 259267 to 249280 |
|
Glenduan |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ26 305406 |
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Goat Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 153157 |
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Groom Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 263269 to 273292 |
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Grossi Point |
Point |
NZTopo50-BQ25 084323 |
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Hacket Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 217112 to 177183 |
|
Hacket Peaks |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 220111 |
|
Harakeke |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 011376 |
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Hawke Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 964204 to 961236 |
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Haythorne Bluff |
Cliff |
NZTopo50-BQ26 356357 |
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Hilton Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 243238 to 248220 |
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Hoult Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 994178 to 005153 |
|
Jackson Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 278214 to 267202 |
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Jellyman Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 954205 to 964225 |
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Jenkins Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 236246 to 179276 |
|
Jenkins Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 235244 |
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Kainui Forest |
Forest |
NZTopo50-BR25 954055 |
|
Kina |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 054409 |
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Kiwi Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ23 578160 |
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Kiwi Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ23 588150 to 575108 |
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Laing Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 193120 to 182132 |
|
Lee River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 204095 to BQ25 109162 |
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Little Ben |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ25 090087 |
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Little Pokororo River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BP24 850431 to BQ25 888391 |
|
Little Twin |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 329238 |
|
Long Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ26 158151 to 131142 |
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Long Gully Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR24 864980 to BQ24 840088 |
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Lowther Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 218104 |
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Lucy Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 171115 to 134110 |
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Lucy Creek Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 155109 |
|
Lud River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 310322 to 332370 |
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Mackay Bluff |
Cliff |
NZTopo50-BQ26 313418 |
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Magazine Point |
Coastal feature |
NZTopo50-BQ26 214307 |
|
Mahana |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 037316 |
|
Martin Point |
Point |
NZTopo50-BQ26 172271 |
|
Marybank |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 274363 |
|
Matariki |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ24 772148 |
|
Mates Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 214094 to 299147 |
|
Maungatapu |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 347253 |
|
Maungatapu Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 351274 |
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Middle Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ25 113135 to 101139 |
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Middy Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 299201 to 328186 |
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Mill Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 338291 to 316291 |
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Miner River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 240171 to 195171 |
|
Mineral Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 236161 to 205161 |
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Moana |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 212301 |
|
Monaco |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 175274 |
|
Motupiko |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ24 843104 |
|
Motupiko River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 943740 to BQ24 861115 |
|
Mount Claude |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 277216 |
|
Mount Gale |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 228113 |
|
Mount Heslington |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ25 096165 |
|
Mount Malita |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 229192 |
|
Mount Meares |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 242185 |
|
Mount Starveall |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 210094 |
|
Mount Stewart |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 247140 |
|
Moutere River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 008294 to BP25 008453 |
|
Mulligan Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 251196 to 256204 |
|
Neds Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 277257 to 281281 |
|
Nelson East |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 246304 |
|
Nelson South |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 228297 |
|
Neudorf Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ25 949306 |
|
O’Connor Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 086277 to 096291 |
|
Oldham Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 277326 to 266351 |
|
Orinoco |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 907356 |
|
Orinoco Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 884331 to 905390 |
|
Orphanage Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 192211 to 176252 |
|
Oyster Island |
Island |
NZTopo50-BQ26 168278 |
|
Packer Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 309320 to 275305 |
|
Pea Viner Corner |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 100273 |
|
Pig Island |
Island |
NZTopo50-BQ26 169267 |
|
Pig Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 039094 to 073111 |
|
Pigeon Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 992228 to 037169 |
|
Pillar Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 329412 to BP26ptBP27 322424 |
|
Pitfure Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 051217 to 083206 |
|
Pokororo |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ24 866373 |
|
Poorman Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 237240 to 187276 |
|
Port Nelson |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ26 232322 |
|
Pretty Bridge Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 916181 to 971114 |
|
Prices Corner |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 006339 |
|
Prices Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 921128 to 939134 |
|
Pyramid Rock |
Rock |
NZTopo50-BQ26 205127 |
|
Quail Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 002004 to BQ25 979117 |
|
Railway Gully Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 925059 to BQ25 961094 |
|
Redwood Valley |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 065277 |
|
Redwood Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 026253 to 086277 |
|
Reservoir Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 168206 to 168244 |
|
Richmond |
Town |
NZTopo50-BQ26 155236 |
|
Richmond Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 165205 |
|
Rocks Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 291200 to 319175 |
|
Rocky Knob |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 140130 |
|
Roding River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 297225 to 124164 |
|
Roebuck Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 241160 to 298155 |
|
Rosedale Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ25 943345 |
|
Rough Island |
Island |
NZTopo50-BQ25 105307 |
|
Rush Pool |
Lake |
NZTopo50-BQ26 324266 |
|
Saddle Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 193152 to 182141 |
|
Saxton Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 172208 to 172247 |
|
Saxton Island |
Island |
NZTopo50-BQ26 160270 |
|
Scaife Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 913151 to 932143 |
|
Sclanders Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 280254 to 306263 |
|
Scott Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 349250 to BQ27 389238 |
|
Serpentine River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 194104 to 172176 |
|
Shaggery Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ25 116146 to 119158 |
|
Sharland Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 303356 to 275305 |
|
Sharland Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 257294 |
|
Slater Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ27 367312 to BQ26 359356 |
|
Slaty Peak |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 229069 |
|
Spooners Range |
Range |
NZTopo50-BQ25 915182 to BR25 936003 |
|
Spooners Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ25 923079 |
|
Spring Grove |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 066182 |
|
Stoke |
Town |
NZTopo50-BQ26 194260 |
|
Stratford Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 198183 to 199200 |
|
Stringer Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 035281 to 063306 |
|
Sugar Loaf |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 244283 |
|
Sunday Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 882259 to 897302 |
|
Sunrise Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 006242 to 008294 |
|
Sunset Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 975254 to 008294 |
|
Supplejack Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 976265 to 000312 |
|
Surveyors Flat |
Flat |
NZTopo50-BQ26 346272 |
|
Swift Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ27 376324 to BQ26 354344 |
|
Tantragee Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 259287 |
|
Tapawera |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ24 854182 |
|
Teal River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 347293 to 333358 |
|
Teapot Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 029217 to 064193 |
|
The Rocks |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 289199 |
|
The Wrey |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 321238 to 309267 |
|
Thorpe |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 897304 |
|
Tidd Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 956133 to 979120 |
|
Toi Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 165148 to 162171 |
|
Trass Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 937185 to 996143 |
|
Travers Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ26 294233 to 301239 |
|
United Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 283198 to 241214 |
|
Wai-iti |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 993140 |
|
Wairoa River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 066074 to 098230 |
|
Wairoa River Left Branch |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 047919 to BQ25 066074 |
|
Wairoa River Right Branch |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR25 008981 to BQ25 066074 |
|
Waiwhero Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 950352 to BP25 935431 |
|
Wakefield |
Locality |
NZTopo50-BQ25 039160 |
|
Wangapeka River |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ23 565091 to BQ24 822247 |
|
Wangapeka River North Branch |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ23 517140 to 565091 |
|
Wangapeka River South Branch |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BR23 554999 to BQ23 565091 |
|
Wangapeka Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ23 517139 |
|
Washington Valley |
Suburb |
NZTopo50-BQ26 229311 |
|
Waterfall Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 184105 to 135085 |
|
Weka Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 232128 to 206142 |
|
Weka Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ26 233126 |
|
Wells Creek |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 176115 to 180129 |
|
Wells Hill |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 287345 |
|
Wells Ridge |
Ridge |
NZTopo50-BQ26 292240 to 293230 |
|
Whangamoa Saddle |
Pass |
NZTopo50-BQ27 368366 |
|
Win Valley Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ25 974258 to 923294 |
|
Windtrap Gully |
Valley |
NZTopo50-BQ26 308240 to 303249 |
|
Windy Point |
Place |
NZTopo50-BQ26 287226 |
|
Wooded Peak |
Hill |
NZTopo50-BQ26 292239 |
|
York Stream |
Stream |
NZTopo50-BQ26 224273 to 235317 |
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of October 2016.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.