Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 58 and 59 of the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-ā-Rua) Claims Settlement Act 2017 (“Settlement Act 2017”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of 11 altered and one discontinued official geographic names.
Schedules 1 and 2 below specify the details of the altered and discontinued official geographic names.
The official geographic names took effect on 10 October 2017, being the settlement date specified in the Settlement Act 2017.
Pursuant to section 60 of the Settlement Act 2017, the Board may in the future agree to alter any official geographic names, as listed in Schedule 1 below, with the consent of the trustees of Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust.
Schedule 1
| Altered Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type or Term | Description | Former Name and Status |
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Ōtahuao |
Hill |
A hill at 351m approximately 8km southeast of Masterton. NZTopo50-BP35 318603. |
Otahoua (recorded name) |
|
Pukaha / Mount Bruce |
Hill |
A hill at 710m approximately 12km southwest of Eketahuna in the middle of Pukaha / Mount Bruce Scenic Reserve. NZTopo50-BN34 229862. |
Bruces Hill (recorded name) |
|
Pukeahurangi / Jumbo |
Hill |
A hill at 1405m in Tararua Range approximately 3km northeast of Mount Holdsworth. NZTopo50-BP34 048747. |
Jumbo (recorded name) |
|
Pukeamoamo / Mitre |
Hill |
A hill at 1571m, approximately 23km northwest of Masterton being the highest point in Tararua Range. NZTopo50-BN34 073807. |
Mitre (recorded name) |
|
Remutaka |
Hill |
A hill at 725m that marks the northern extent of Remutaka Range. NZTopo50-BP33 872456. |
Rimutaka (recorded name) |
|
Remutaka Range |
Range |
A range that extends for approximately 47km from Turakirae Head in the south to Remutaka (hill) in the north. NZTopo50-BQ32 605124 to BP33 872456. |
Rimutaka Range (recorded name) |
|
Remutaka Stream |
Stream |
A stream that flows for approximately 5km from near Remutaka Pass to its confluence with Pakuratahi River. NZTopo50-BP33 864465 to BP33 852504. |
Rimutaka Stream (recorded name) |
|
Haukōpuapua Scenic Reserve |
Scenic Reserve |
A scenic reserve near the confluence of Tiraumea River and Manawatu River, covering 80.9371 hectares, more or less, being Section 97, Block I, Makuri Survey District. NZTopo50-BM35 460245. |
Haukopua Scenic Reserve (official name by New Zealand Gazette, 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699) |
|
Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Reserve |
Government Purpose Reserve |
A Government purpose reserve covering 57.3192 hectares, more or less, being Section 1 SO 32447 and Section 1 SO 37485. NZTopo50-BN34 229884. |
Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Reserve (official name by New Zealand Gazette, 5 Oct 1995, No. 110, page 3508) |
|
Pukaha / Mount Bruce Scenic Reserve |
Scenic Reserve |
A scenic reserve covering 891.4896 hectares, more or less, being Section 16 Block I Kopuaranga Survey District, Sections 38 and 39 and Part Section 7 Block XIV Tararua Survey District, Sections 25 and 27 and Part Section 6, Block IV Mikimiki Survey District, and Section 174 Block XIII Mangaone Survey District. |
Mount Bruce Scenic Reserve (official name by New Zealand Gazette, 5 Oct 1995, No. 110, page 3509) |
|
Remutaka Forest Park |
Conservation Park |
A conservation park covering approximately 22,000 hectares along Remutaka Range between Wellington and the Wairarapa plains. NZTopo50-BQ32 745254. |
Rimutaka Forest Park (official name by New Zealand Gazette, 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699) |
Schedule 2
| Discontinued Official Crown Protected Area Name | Generic Term (Purpose of Reservation) |
Legal Description | Former New Zealand Gazette |
| Bruce Road Recreation Reserve | Recreation Reserve | 10.9074 hectares being Sections 28 and 29 Block IV Mikimiki Survey District. NZTopo50-BN34 195853. | 22 May 2009, No. 73, page 1699 |
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2017.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.