What was proposed?
The proposal was to make Maewa the official name of a suburb at the north end of Feilding.
Outcome
Now official
The existing locality name Maewa was officially altered to apply as a suburb name extending across the northern part of Feilding.
Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 18 December 2024
Reports
At its hui on 30 April 2024 the Board considered this proposal report, which is updated with the Board’s decision. The proposal was notified for two months so that the public could make submissions supporting or objecting to the proposal.
At its hui on 15 October 2024 the Board considered this report on the submissions, which is updated with the Board’s decision. Because the Board didn’t agree with the objecting submissions received for Maewa, it requested the Minister for Land Information to make the final determination.
Media
- 6 June 2024: Name change consultations open for Rangitīkei District and Feilding suburb
- 18 December 2024: Place name decisions announced
Proposed location of Maewa
Interactive map showing Proposed location of Maewa
Map showing the proposed Maewa and its extent, which is in Feilding bounded on the west from where Lethbridge Road and Sherrards Road meet and extending east along both sides of Lethbridge Road, the North Island Main Trunk railway line and Makino Road, then bound by Reid Line West to the northeast, Arnott Street to the southeast, by Port Street East to the south, and returning north bound by Makino Road.