Clutha River/Mata-Au (N.Z.)

found: 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)

found: GEOnet, Feb. 15, 2008(Clutha River, stm, 46°21ʹ00ʺS, 169°48ʹ00ʺE; variant, Clutha)

found: 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)