Place name proposal - Stewart Creek

What was proposed?

The proposal was to alter the existing unofficial place name Stewarts Creek to an official name, Stewart Creek, for a stream flowing for approximately 5.7km from Young Range into Makarora River at Davis Flat, 3.3km southwest of Haast Pass/Tioripatea

• See also an associated proposal for Stewart Crags
• The associated names, Stewart Falls and Stewart Knob were approved and notified as official on 8 September 2022.

Outcome

Stewarts Creek is altered to the official name, Stewart Creek.

Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 28 November 2022.

Report

The Board considered this proposal report at its hui on 26 July 2022. The proposals are notified for one month so that the public can make submissions supporting or objecting to the names.

Media

Consultation opens on proposed place names Ryan Creek, Stewart Crags and Stewart Creek