Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 19 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”) hereby gives notice of the final determinations to alter the existing geographic names, as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these official geographic names took effect on 15 December 2016.
Schedule
| Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
South Auckland Land District
| Mangatawa | Locality | A locality approximately 7km east of Tauranga. NZTopo50-BD37 864230. Alteration from Maungatawa (replacing New Zealand Gazette, 28 October 1976, No. 110, page 2453). |
Westland Land District
| Blomfield Creek | Stream | A stream flowing generally west for approximately 2.5km from Artist Dome on Blomfield Range to its confluence with County Stream. NZTopo50-BW18 271187 (source) to 250193 (confluence). Alteration from Bloomfield Creek (replacing New Zealand Gazette, 2 March 1978, No. 13, page 422). |
| Blomfield Range | Range | A mountain range extending northwest for approximately 6.5km from spot height 2215m north of McKenzie Col, through Artist Dome and Mount Blomfield, to a point southwest of the headwaters of Waitaha River. NZTopo50-BW18 306180 to 260214. Alteration from Bloomfield Range (replacing New Zealand Gazette, 2 March 1978, No. 13, page 422). |
| Mount Blomfield | Mountain | A mountain at 2106m located at the northwestern end of Blomfield Range. NZTopo50-BW18 269202. Alteration from Mount Bloomfield (replacing New Zealand Gazette, 2 March 1978, No. 13, page 422). |
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December 2016.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.