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Topic
Place naming

What is proposed?

To alter the existing official name Shag River (Waihemo) to Waihemo / Shag River - a river flowing generally southeastwards from Kakanui Peak into the Pacific Ocean at Shag Point/Matakaea, east of Palmerston.

Reports

The NZGB considered this proposal report at its hui on 14 October 2020. The proposal is notified for one month so that the public can make submissions supporting or objecting to the name being changed.

The NZGB considered this report on the submissions for Waihemo / Shag River at its 20 April 2021 hui.

Media

Location of Waihemo / Shag River

  • Topographic map showing the location of Waihemo / Shag River

Outcome

Now official

Waihemo / Shag River is officially altered from Shag River (Waihemo)

Published in the New Zealand Gazette on 26 August 2021.