✨ Wanganui Land Block Descriptions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
RANGATAUA.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by the
name of Rangataua, containing by estimation 25,000
acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commencing at
Ngapuanga, thence to Ngatamahine, thence to Kura-
whakaepa, thence to Ruakuku, thence to Otuwhaka-
naenga, thence to Te Ohu, reaching the Mangaehuehu
Stream and Wairau Stream; thence to Otaua, turning
at Kaikawhakaroa, and running on to Otumou; thence
turning and going to Mangawhero, thence to Otara,
thence following the side of Mangawhero Stream, and
reaching Mangatete, thence to Kokohakuri, and the
Tawhito-Ariki survey line; thence along the said line
joining on to Ngapuanga, the starting point. This
block has not passed the Native Land Court.
thence to Makokomiko, thence to Karekarewa, thence
turning to Tahitahikuao, thence turning to the west
to Parae-o-manuhiri, thence to Te Puna, thence to
Kokowai, turning to the Awa-o-Mangaehuehu to
Te Marino; thence turning again to the east to
Waiharuru, Te Puta, and on to Waitaiki, the
starting point. This block has not passed the Native
Land Court.
PARIKAWAU.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Parikawau, containing by estimation
4,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Com-
mencing at Puketi, thence in a westerly direction to
Matatoki, thence to Te Uru-o-Tamakonehe, thence to
Te Rere, thence along the outside of Tangimanea,
thence to Wai-a-wiwi in a north-westerly direction,
thence in a northerly direction to Waipapa, thence
in an easterly direction along the Waipapa Stream,
until it reaches Puketi, the starting point. This
block has not passed the Native Land Court.
TUAWATEA.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Tuawatea, containing by estimation 10,000
acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commencing at
the mouth of the Warau, thence in a southerly direc-
tion to Tumutu, to the boundary line of Atuahae, at
Kaitara; thence to Pongatauhao, thence to Mango-
ihe, turning there and going on to the starting point
at the mouth of the Warau. This block has not
passed the Native Land Court.
NGATUKUWARU.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Ngatukuwaru, containing by estimation
2,000 acres. Boundaries: Commencing at the Wha-
nganui River at the survey line of the Retaruke
Block, thence to Ngatukuwaru, thence turning to the
east to Puketawai, thence to Ngamangatitorua,
thence turning to Taungawha, and on to the survey
line of the Retaruke Block, and following the said
line to the Whanganui River, the starting point.
This block has not passed the Native Land Court.
OKEHU.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Okehu, containing by estimation 45,000
acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commencing at
the mouth of the Katarau, thence to Whakairo,
thence to Karewarewa, thence turning to Tutaenui,
thence turning to Pokopoko Stream, and following that
stream to its mouth; thence along the Koukoupo
Stream, and on to Paengaroa; thence turning to
Motiti, thence following the Pikopiko Stream to
Kaikopo, thence to Ngaruarangi, thence turning to
Pihehenui, thence to Wharekarangi, thence to Te
Ringaringa, thence turning to Waipapa, thence along
the Turakina River, and on to the starting point at
the mouth of the Katarau. This block has not
passed the Native Land Court.
TAIPOHATU.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Taipohatu, containing by estimation
50,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Com-
mencing at Te Arapoto, thence in a westerly direc-
tion to Taurakawau, thence in a northerly direction
to Raketoi, thence in an easterly direction to
Whatakaka on the Whanganui River, thence along
the said river to Te Arapoto, the starting point.
This block has not passed the Native Land Court.
KAPUARANGI.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Kapuarangi, containing by estimation
2,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Com-
mencing at Pongere, thence to Kaiwhatu, there
striking the Maketu Stream, then descending to Te
Ohu, thence turning to Wahatangata, and going on
to the Wangaehu River, and thence to Pongere, the
starting point. This block has not passed the Native
Land Court.
RUAPEHU.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Ruapehu, containing by estimation
300,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Com-
mencing at Otaua, thence along the side of Manga-
ehuehu to Ngatuera; thence to Te Rereaheihei,
thence to Ruapehu, thence turning to Mangaturuturu,
thence to Tuatara, thence to Mangawhero, thence to
Otumou, thence along the survey line to Rangataua,
thence to Kahikawhakaroa, thence to Wairau, thence
to Otaua, the starting point. This block has not
passed the Native Land Court.
PUKE ARIKI.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Puke Ariki, containing by estimation
1,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commen-
cing at Tapui Trig. Station on Tawhito Ariki survey
line, and following that line to Ngamataniho, and on
to Arakotukutuku, thence to Te Aputa and Puke
Ariki; turning there and going on to Tokotoko;
thence turning to and following the side of Puke-
nuiokahu to Kopounga-o-aratoro, thence turning
to and reaching Tapui Trig. Station, the starting
point. This block has not passed the Native Land
Court.
PAΙΡΑΙΑΚΑ.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Paipaiaka, containing by estimation
5,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commenc-
ing at Waitaiki, thence to the east to Mangamata,
APAMATUA.
All that parcel of land in the District of Wanganui,
in the Provincial District of Wellington, known by
the name of Apamatua, containing by estimation
4,000 acres or thereabouts. Boundaries: Commenc-
ing at Otamatua, thence to Ngamahanga, thence to
Tuaranga, thence to Toropapa, thence to Waipapa;
thence in an easterly direction to Te Pou, thence to
Ohinewawu, thence to Te Paruparu, thence in a
northerly direction to Apamatua, thence to Ngapa-
kira, thence to Rakautupapa, thence in a westerly
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✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🪶 Description of Rangataua Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 25,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Parikawau Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 4,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Tuawatea Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 10,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Ngatukuwaru Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 2,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Okehu Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 45,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Taipohatu Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 50,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Kapuarangi Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 2,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Ruapehu Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 300,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Puke Ariki Land Block, Wanganui District
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 1,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Paipaiaka Land Block, Wanganui District (Incomplete)
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 5,000 acres, Native Land Court
🪶 Description of Apamatua Land Block, Wanganui District (Incomplete)
🪶 Māori AffairsLand description, Boundaries, Wanganui, Wellington, 4,000 acres, Native Land Court
NZ Gazette 1879, No 60