| LC control no. | sh 85027259 |
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| Geographic heading | Clutha River/Mata-Au (N.Z.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | New Zealand--Clutha River/Mata-Au |
| Variant(s) | Clutha River (N.Z.) Clutha River/Matau (N.Z.) |
| See also | Rivers--New Zealand |
| Found in | GeoNames [algorithmically matched] stream; 46°21ʹ00ʺS 169°48ʹ00ʺE Whiting, R. Water-based recreation on the lower Clutha River, 1986. New Zealand gazetteer of official geographic names, via WWW, viewed on February 24, 2015: Search for placenames (Clutha River/Mata-Au; This is an official name; Status: Altered (Section 448 Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998); History/Origin/Meaning: Correct spelling is Clutha River/Matau but this requires an amendment to the Settlement legislation; Alteration from Clutha River (26/11/1953 67:1922); Section 269 and Schedule 96 Ngāi Tahu Claim Settlement Act 1998; Land district: Otago; Feature type: Stream; Flows generally southerly from Lake Wanaka to the sea near Port Molyneux; Includes both the Koau and Mataau branches at its mouth; Approximate location: 46.166S 169.625E) GEOnet, Feb. 15, 2008 (Clutha River, stm, 46°21ʹ00ʺS, 169°48ʹ00ʺE; variant, Clutha) Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu WWW site, viewed on February 25, 2015: About Ngāi Tahu/Settlement offer/Cultural redress/Mana recognition (The Crown's Settlement Offer to the Ngāi Tahu provided for 88 place names to be changed -- in almost all cases names are to be joint English/Māori names; Clutha River/Mata-au) |
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