Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board is proposing to make three “Meyer” place names official in the Waimate District.
This includes:
- Naming a pass on Meyers Pass Road, Meyer Pass. It is unofficially known as Meyers Pass locally.
- Changing the unofficial name of Meyers Creek to an official name, Meyer Creek.
- Approving the unofficial name of a hill in the Campbell Hills, Meyer.
The three features are based in the hills between the towns of Waimate and Kurow in Te Waipounamu South Island.
The names come from the brothers Herbert and Charles Meyer who established Station Peak station in 1855 and ran it together until 1869.
The pass and the creek marked the northeast corner of the early station.
A historic stone church in Waimate was financed by Charles Meyer in memory of his wife Ellen Meyer, who died during an operation in 1878. Charles also died that year, before the church was finished.
Making the names official would mark the family’s association with the area and the names are already well known and used. It would also cement the correct spelling of the family name, Meyer, and ensure its consistent use.
The public can have its say on the names by making submissions for or against here (link)
Consultation closes 31 October 2023.
Ka whakamanahia ngā ingoa “Meyer” e toru kua tonoa
E marohi ana a Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ki te whakamana i ngā ingoa wāhi “Meyer” kei te Takiwā ki Waimate.
Ka uru atu ko te:
- Taunaha i tētahi tārua kei Meyers Pass Road, ko Meyer Pass. Ko tōna ingoa kāore i mana ko Meyers Pass ki te hau kāinga.
- Panoni i te ingoa kāore i mana o Meyers Creek ki te ingoa mana o Meyer Creek.
- Whakaae kia mana te ingoa o tētahi hiwi kāore i mana kei ngā Campbell Hills, kia Meyer.
Ko ngā tārainga whenua e toru nei kei ngā hiwi o waenga i Waimate me Kurow i Te Waipounamu.
I ahu mai ngā ingoa i te tuakana teina, a Herbert rāua ko Charles Meyer i whakatū i te teihana o Station Peak i te 1855 ka whakahaere ai tae rawa ki te 1869.
E tohu ana te tārua me te manga i te kokonga ki te raki-mā-whiti o te teihana o mua nei.
I utua te hanganga o tētahi whare karakia kōhatu o mua i Waimate e Charles Meyer hei whakamaharatanga ki tana wahine, a Ellen Meyer, i mate i te wā e pokaina ana i te 1878. I mate anō a Charles i taua tau i mua i te otinga o te whare karakia.
Ka tohu te whakamanahia o ngā ingoa nei i ngā hononga o te whānau ki te takiwā, ka mutu, kua mōhio whānuitia ngā ingoa, e whakamahia ana. Ka whakaūngia hoki te tuhinga tika o te ingoa o te whānau, a Meyer, mā konei anō e auau ai te whakamahia.
E āhei ana te iwi tūmatanui ki te tāpae whakaaro mai mō ngā ingoa e tautoko ana e whakahē ana rānei ki konei (link)
Ka kati te whakapāpātanga ā te 31 o Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023.