NZGB notices – February 2025 | Toitū Te Whenua

Gazetted on 27 February 2025

Notice of Final Determinations to Assign Geographic Names

Schedule

Official Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type and Description
Aratika Reef	A fully submerged reef between Bird Island and Forsyth Island / Te Paruparu in the Marlborough Sounds at -40.99043 latitude, 174.04604 longitude. Assigned as official.
Rukuwai	A small stream rising from springs west of Te Kauwhata and flowing for approximately 2.4km into the southeast corner of Whangamarino Wetland. NZTopo50-BC33 880578 to BC33 896591. Assigned as official.

Schedule 1 – Assigned Names (2)

Official Assigned Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type	Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
Grunow Peak	Peak	-86.46871	-159.24991
Vanda Station	Historic Site	-77.52688	161.67658

Schedule 2 – Altered Names (4)

Official Altered Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic feature type and authority	Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
Commonwealth Stream	Stream, New Zealand Gazette 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. Position altered from -77.589684 latitude 163.458998 longitude (name reapplied to different feature).	-77.56393	163.428
Ibarra Peak	Peak, New Zealand Gazette 22 June 2017, Notice No. 2017-ln3098. Position altered from -77.968590 latitude 163.008750 longitude (name reapplied to different feature).	-77.96793	163.04615
Mount Dorman	Mountain, Second Supplement to the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency 1963 & Sections 35(1)(a) & 35(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008. Position altered from -84.366667 latitude 166.000000 longitude (name reapplied to different feature).	-84.35801	166.11105
Todd Peak	Peak, Fourth Supplement to the Provisional Gazetteer of the Ross Dependency 1965 & Sections 35(1)(a) & 35(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008. Altered from Todd Hill and position altered from -77.516667 latitude 169.316667 longitude (name reapplied to different feature).	-77.51676	169.18894

Schedule 3 – Discontinued Name (1)

Discontinued Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic feature type and former authority	Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
Black Bluff	Bluff, New Zealand Gazette 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477	-73.283333	168.916667

Validated Official Antarctic Name	Geographic feature type and former authority	Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
Cape Constance	Cape	-73.262199	169.023449
Eastern Cone	Cone	-77.51935	167.22477
Solo Anchorage	Anchorage	-67.57499	164.86639

Schedule 1

New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094 - Notice of Final Decision to Assign Place Names in the Ross Dependency Area, Antarctica

Official Antarctic name (1)	Corrected/improved coordinates
Tramway Ridge	“-77.51812 167.12072”

Schedule 2

New Zealand Gazette, 24 October 2002, No. 158, page 4006 - Notice of Final Decision to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

Official Antarctic name (1)	Corrected/improved coordinates
Lake Chapman	“-77.005425 162.413183”

Schedule 3

Official Antarctic name (8)	Corrected/improved coordinates
Bull Island	“-71.97821 171.092”
Carter Ridge	“-72.6187 168.61137”
Dickson Pillar	“-71.902259 171.19203”
Kemp Rock	“-71.973508 171.099499”
Kristensen Rocks	“-71.913095 171.176339”
Navajo Butte	“-77.97513 162.01829”
Sandy Glacier	“-77.47343 161.97173”
St Marie Peak	“-71.94581 171.08862”

Schedule 4

Official Antarctic name (4)	Corrected/improved coordinates and/or corrected feature type
Cambrian Bluff	“-82.41491 160.54269”
Dais	“-77.55 161.266667” and correct “Flat” to “Mesa”
Lizards Foot	“-77.20679 162.9339”
Ventifact Knobs	“-77.685147 162.60067”

Notice heading	Gazette Reference	Action
Notice of Valid Antarctic Names	New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803	Replace “Ridgeway Glacier” with “Ridgway Glacier”
Notice of Valid Antarctic Names	New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477	Replace “Heftyes Island” with “Heftye Island”