What was proposed?
The proposal was to assign Meyer Pass as the official name of the pass at ~700m on Meyers Pass Road on Campbell Hills, approximately 25km west-northwest of Waimate and 20km east-northeast of Kurow. ‘Meyers Pass’ is in long term local use as the name of the pass.
See the related proposals for:
Outcome
Now Official
Meyer Pass was assigned as an official place name.
Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 2 August 2024.
Report
The Board considered this proposal report at its hui on 22 June 2023. The proposals are notified for one month so that the public can make submissions supporting or objecting to the names.
The Board considered this submissions report at its hui on 30 April 2024. Because the Board didn’t agree with the objecting submissions received for two of the three names, it requested the Minister for Land Information to make the final determination. Meyer (hill) did not receive any submissions.
Media
26 September 2023 - Three “Meyer” place names proposed to be made official