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Hodges Creek Report for Altered Names: Hodges Creek (NZGB suggests Stream) (spelling alteration from Hodge Creek) Tributary of Leslie River, Wharerapa / Arthur Range, Kahurangi National Park Hodges Creek (spelling alteration from Hodge Creek) Tributary of Flora Stream, Wharerapa / Arthur Range, Kahurangi National Park MAPS/INSETS (from 28 March 2013) 29 April 2015 Page 1 of 6 Linzone ID A1940924 SUMMARY • The proposer is seeking to alter the spelling of two separate streams within Kahurangi National Park, from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek. • The two streams are located in the same general vicinity in Wharepapa / Arthur Range, approximately 12km apart – one being a tributary of Leslie River, the other a tributary of Flora Stream. • Two other streams named Hodge Creek are located in the Karamea Forest and Radiant Range approximately 35km and 50km south-west of the proposals. • Another stream named Hodge Creek is located just north of Arthur’s Pass. • To reduce the risk of confusion, the generic for the larger Hodges Creek could be altered to Hodges Stream. • In November 2004 the Board considered and declined a proposal from the same proposer to alter the name from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek for the stream that is a tributary of Leslie River. • The previous proposal was declined because the proposer’s evidence provided insufficient proof that the stream was named after the Hodges brothers. • With this latest proposal the proposer has provided substantial documentary evidence to verify the spelling of Hodges, and to associate the Hodges brothers to both features. • An alteration to the spelling is unlikely to affect emergency services. • Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has advised that it has no objection to the proposals. SECRETARIAT RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation 1 Accept the proposal to alter Hodge Creek to Hodges Stream (for the tributary of Leslie River, Wharerapa / Arthur Range, Kahurangi National Park), based on the correct spelling and the need to change the generic geographic descriptor to minimise duplication confusion with Hodges Creek nearby. AND Recommendation 2 Accept the proposal to alter Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek (for the tributary of Flora Stream, Wharerapa / Arthur Range, Kahurangi National Park), based on the correct spelling. AND Recommendation 3 Notify as two separate proposals, Hodges Stream and Hodges Creek to alter for a period of one month in terms of s.16 of the NZGB Act 2008. AND Recommendation 4 Note that if Hodges Stream and Hodges Creek become official geographic names, then consideration should be given to recommending new entries be added to the online Dictionary for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). 29 April 2015 Page 2 of 6 Linzone ID A1940924 SECRETARIAT ANALYSIS The Proposal • The proposer is seeking to alter the spelling of two streams located within Kahurangi National Park, one of which is a tributary of Leslie River, the other a tributary of Flora Stream, from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek. The two streams are approximately 12kms apart. The proposer has provided documentary evidence that the features were named after two brothers, William James Macfarlane Hodges (1850- 1930) and Sydney Benjamin Hodges (c. 1854-1939), who dug for gold in the Mount Arthur Tableland area and were well known farmers and residents of the Pokororo/Graham River/Ngatimoti district between the 1890s and early 1900s. • The proposer has previously made a proposal to alter the name of the stream that is tributary of Leslie River from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek. In November 2004, the Board considered and declined this proposal because the proposer’s evidence did not provide enough proof that the stream was named after the Hodges brothers. • The proposer has now provided further documentary evidence, which he states supports altering the spelling from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek, for not only the stream that is a tributary of Leslie River, but also the stream that is a tributary of Flora Stream. Historical Maps • For both features the name Hodge Creek has been used for over half a century. There is no evidence on maps or plans of either feature having been named Hodges Creek. • Cadastral and Topographic maps have shown the following through the years: NZMS 1, S13 Hodge Creek st 1 edition, dated 1950 Hodge Ck st NZMS 13, 1 edition, dated Hodge Ck (both features) NEL17 1953 rd NZMS 13, 3 edition, dated Hodge Ck (both features) NEL12A,13A,17, 1954 18 NZMS 1, S13 Hodge Creek nd 2 edition, dated 1963 Hodge Ck NZMS 1, S13 Hodge Creek rd 3 edition, dated 1970 Hodge Ck NZMS 177, S13 Hodge Creek nd 2 edition, dated 1972 Not named th NZMS 1, S13 4 edition, dated Hodge Creek (both features) 1974 th NZMS 1, S13 5 edition, dated Hodge Creek (both features) 1981 Historical Survey • Early survey plans show the following: Plans SO 1739 Dated 1869 Neither feature named 29 April 2015 Page 3 of 6 Linzone ID A1940924 SO 116 Dated 1876 Neither feature named SO 2759 Dated 1881 Neither feature named SO 5467 Dated 1898 Neither feature named SO 6852 Not dated Neither feature named SO 6879 Not dated Neither feature named SO 5479 Dated 1922 Neither feature named Miscellaneous • Early miscellaneous plans show the following: Historical Plans GAZ186 Not dated Neither feature named GAZ110 Not dated Neither feature named GAZ167 1885 Neither feature named Location/Extent of • The first proposal is a stream that is a tributary of Leslie River. It flows Feature generally south for approximately 10km from its source on the eastern side of Kakapo Spur into Leslie River, approximately 2km north- northeast of Leslie River’s confluence with Karamea River. • The second proposal is a stream that is a tributary of Flora Stream. It flows north north-east for approximately 2km to its confluence with Flora Stream. • Both features are within Kahurangi National Park, which is used extensively for recreational purposes. Generic Feature • Whittow1 describes a Creek as, ‘a tidal channel in a coastal marsh or between estuarine mud-banks’. In New Zealand the generic feature type ‘Creek’ can also describe any type of small stream. New Zealand • Neither of the two Hodge Creek features has been gazetted as official Gazetteer through the NZGB Act, but they are classified as recorded names. Duplication Hodge Creek Tributary of Little Wanganui River (approx. 35 km south-west) Hodge Creek North-east of Seddonville Hodge Creek Arthur’s Pass National Park Mount Hodges Fiordland National Park • Two features named Hodge Creek to the south-west may possibly be associative; however, they are some distance from the proposals. • The Hodges brothers appear to be well commemorated in the north- west Nelson area, and it seems reasonable to correct the spelling of their names for these two proposals and perhaps the other two Hodge 1 Whittow, J. (1984). The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography. Auckland: Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 29 April 2015 Page 4 of 6 Linzone ID A1940924 Creeks to the south-west. Associative Names • Hodge Creek, which is a tributary of the Little Wanganui River, approximately 35kms south-west of the current proposals may be associative. Research/History/ • The proposer has provided substantial documentary evidence of References reference sources to verify the spelling of Hodges, and to associate the Hodges brothers to the streams, including excerpts from Brereton2, Cyclopaedia Company Limited3 and Newport4. • The proposer advises that based on evidence from Brereton (ibid.) it was undoubtedly William and Sydney Hodges who ‘gave their name to the Hodges Creek in the Leslie and the small creek with the bridge about a quarter of a mile on the Flora side from the Cobb junction’. With the previous proposal made by the proposer to alter the spelling from Hodge Creek to Hodges Creek, the Board had noted that much of the documentary evidence provided was based on No Roll of Drums by Brereton (ibid.). • There in no entry in Reed5 for Hodge Creek or Hodges Creek. • The Board’s archives record the Board’s previous consideration of the proposal to alter the spelling of the name of the stream that is a tributary of Leslie River. Correspondence from 1994 indicates that a different Hodge Creek near Seddonville was named after William Hodges (50kms south-west of the proposals). Consultation with • Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has advised that it does not oppose these iwi and others proposals. NZGB Act 2008 • The Board has a responsibility to examine cases of doubtful spelling in accordance with Section 15(1)(b) of the NZGB Act 2008. Section 10(1)(c) records that a principal function of the Board is to alter an official geographic name or recorded name by substituting another name or correcting the spelling of the name. Policy from • Name Alterations: Where an alteration to a name is proposed, the Board Frameworks will consider that proposal on its merits. The Board shall not generally version 6 alter a name, for example by correcting its spelling, if the incorrect form is in general public use and the alteration may affect a community. However, other criteria and legislative considerations may outweigh this policy. • Spelling Standards: A name that has been in long-term local usage may take precedence over any proposal to alter the spelling. Emergency • Changing both features from Hodge Creek to Hodges Stream and Services Hodges Creek is unlikely to cause confusion for emergency services as 2 Brereton, C.B. (1947). No Roll of Drums. Wellington: AH & AW Reed. 3 Cyclopedia Company Limited. (1906). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited. 4 Newport, J.N.W. (1978). Footprints too: further glimpses into the history of Nelson Province. Blenheim: Express Printing Works. 5 Reed, A.W. (2010). Place Names of New Zealand.
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