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, 16 February 2022, Notice No. 2022-ln312 of a proposal by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) to assign Lake Mangapōike as a new official geographic name.
The Board dealt with the submissions it received for the proposal according to section 18 of the Act.
Having considered the report from the Board, I hereby declare that my final determination, made pursuant to sections 20(2) and 20(3) of the Act, is the official geographic name as described in the Schedule below.
I made my decision on 22 October 2022 and my final determination on the name will take effect on 28 November 2022.
Schedule
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Official Geographic Name |
Geographic Feature Type and Description |
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Lake Te Horonui |
A newly formed permanent lake at the border of Gisborne Region and Hawke’s Bay Region on Mangapōike River, approximately 37km southwest of Gisborne and 30km northeast of Wairoa. NZTopo50-BH42 047899. New name assigned as official. |
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of November 2022.
DAMIEN O’CONNOR, Minister for Land Information.