Maori District Boundaries




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

HOROUTA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west and north generally by the ocean from the northernmost corner of Opape Native Reserve No. 1 (5570A), near Tarakeha, to East Cape: thence towards the east generally by the ocean to a line drawn from the confluence of the Motu River with the Whahunga Stream over Trig. Station No. 184, Tawhiti, to the sea-coast: thence towards the south generally by that line to the said confluence of the Motu River with the Whahunga Stream: thence again towards the south-east by the Motu River to the Opotiki-Ormond Road: thence towards the south-west generally by that road to the southern boundary-line of the Waioeka Parish; thence by the said Waioeka Parish and the Opape Native Reserves to the place of commencement: including adjacent islands.

TAKITIMU DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north by the Horouta District, hereinbefore described, from the confluence of the Motu River with the Whahunga Stream to the ocean: thence towards the east generally by the ocean to the northern boundary of Paritu No. 4 Block: thence towards the south generally by a right line to the confluence of the Hangaroa River with the Ruakituri River; and thence by the said Ruakituri River to its confluence with the Mangarewarewa Stream: and thence towards the west generally by the Matatua and Horouta Districts, hereinbefore described, to the place of commencement.

KAHUNGUNU DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east generally by the Takitimu District, hereinbefore described, from the confluence of the Ruakituri River with the Mangarewarewa Stream to the ocean; thence towards the east by the ocean; thence towards the south generally by Hawke Bay to the mouth of the Waikare River; thence towards the south-west by a right line running in the direction of a point on the Waiau River at the northernmost corner of the Maungataniwha Block as far as the southern boundary of the Matatua District, hereinbefore described; and thence towards the north-west by the said Matatua District to the place of commencement.

MANIAPOTO DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north generally by the left bank of the Waikato River from its confluence with the Kopokorahi Stream to the south-eastern boundary-line of Wharepuhanga Block; thence by the south-eastern boundary-lines of the said Wharepuhanga Block to Tapororoa: thence by the south-western boundary-lines of the Wharepuhanga Block aforesaid to the Mangatutu Stream; thence by the said Mangatutu Stream to its confluence with the Puniu River; thence by the left bank of the said Puniu River to the northern boundary-line of the original Mangauika Block (No. 6210): thence by the northern boundary of the said Mangauika Block to Mahaukura; thence by the northern boundary-lines of the Forest Reserve to its north-western corner; thence by a right line to the north-eastern corner of Section 3, Block I., Pirongia Survey District; thence by the northern boundary-lines of the Sections 3, 2, and 1 of the said Block I., the northern boundary-lines of Section 1, Block IV., Kawhia North Survey District, and the northern boundary-lines of Pirongia West Block (No. 6221) and of Mangaora Block to Kawhia Harbour: thence by a right line across Kawhia Harbour to the north-eastern corner of Taharoa “A” Block (No. 6206A), on Kawhia Harbour; thence by the eastern and south-eastern boundary-lines of the said Taharoa “A” Block to the Taharoa “B” No. 1 Block (No. 6206B); thence by the north-eastern, south-eastern, and southern boundary-lines of the said Taharoa “B” No. 1 Block to the mouth of the Waihekura Stream on the west coast: thence towards the west by the ocean to Parininihi (White Cliffs): thence towards the south by the confiscation boundary-line, and a right line from the eastern termination of the said confiscation boundary-line to the confluence of the Ongaruhe and Taringamutu Rivers: thence towards the south-east by a right line to Trig. Station No. 1389 (Moutere); thence by a right line to Trig. Station No. 1390 (Pureora); and thence by a right line to the confluence of the Waikato River and the Kopokorahi Stream, the place of commencement.

TONGARIRO DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north generally by the Waikato River from its confluence with the Kopokorahi Stream to the southern boundary of Te Arawa District hereinbefore described; thence by the said Te Arawa District to the western boundary of the Matatua District hereinbefore described: thence towards the east generally by the said Matatua District to the Napier-Taupo Road at or near Runanga; thence by a right line to the intersection of the 39th parallel of south latitude by the meridian of 176° 30' east longitude; thence by a right line to Otupae Mountain
(Trig. Station No. 9); thence by the summit of the Ruahine Range to a point due east of the source of the Kawhatau River: thence towards the south generally by a right line to the source of the said Kawhatau River, and by that river to its confluence with the Rangitikei River: thence towards the south-west generally by the Rangitikei River to its confluence with the Hautapu River, and by the said Hautapu River to the Waiouru-Te Horo Road; thence by that road to Waiouru; thence by a right line to the confluence of the Wanganui River with the Pungapunga River; thence by a right line to the confluence of the Ongaruhe River with the Taringamutu River: thence towards the north-west by the Maniapoto District hereinbefore described to the confluence of the Waikato River with the Kopokorahi Stream, the place of commencement.

TARANAKI DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north by the Maniapoto District hereinbefore described from the sea at Parininihi (White Cliffs) to the Ohura River: thence towards the east generally by the Ohura River to its confluence with the Wanganui River; thence by the Wanganui River to its confluence with the Mangawaiiti Stream; thence by that stream to its source; thence by a right line to Whakaihuwaka Mountain (Mount Humphries); thence by a right line to the nearest source of the Omaru Stream; thence by that stream to its confluence with the Waitotara River; thence by the Waitotara River to the ocean: thence towards the south-west and north-west generally by the ocean to the place of commencement.

WHANGANUI DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north by the Maniapoto District hereinbefore described from the Ohura River to the confluence of the Ongaruhe and Taringamutu Rivers: thence towards the north-east by the Tongariro District hereinbefore described to Waiouru: thence towards the south by the Waiouru-Karioi Road to the Waitangi Stream; thence by that stream to its confluence with the Wangaehu River: thence towards the south-east generally by the Wangaehu River to the ocean: thence towards the south-west by the ocean to the Waitotara River: and thence towards the west generally by the Taranaki District hereinbefore described to the place of commencement.

KURAHAUPO DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east generally by the Tongariro District hereinbefore described from Waiouru to the summit of the Ruahine Range: thence towards the south-east and south generally by the summit of that range to the Manawatu Gorge: thence by the left bank of the Manawatu River to the ocean: thence towards the west by the ocean to the Wangaehu River; and thence by the Whanganui District hereinbefore described to the place of commencement.

TAMATEA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north and north-east by the Matatua and Kahungunu Districts respectively hereinbefore described from Runanga to Hawke Bay; thence towards the east generally by Hawke Bay and the ocean to the mouth of the Wainui River (near Herbertville); thence towards the south-west by a right line to Takapari Mountain (the Dome), on the Ruahine Range; and thence towards the west generally by the Kurahaupo and Tongariro Districts hereinbefore described to the place of commencement.

RONGOKAKO DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east by a right line from Takapari Mountain (the Dome), on the Ruahine Range, to the ocean at the mouth of the Wainui River; thence towards the south-east and south generally by the ocean to Cape Turakirae; thence towards the north-west generally by the summits of the eastern watershed of the Orongorongo River and the summits of the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges respectively to the Manawatu Gorge, and thence by the summit of the Ruahine Range to the place of commencement.

RAUKAWA DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west generally by the Kurahaupo District hereinbefore described from the ocean to the Manawatu Gorge; thence towards the south-east by the Rongokako District hereinbefore described to Cape Turakirae; and thence towards the south and west generally by the ocean to the place of commencement at the mouth of the Manawatu River.



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🪶 Proclamation defining Maori districts under the Maori Councils Act, 1900 (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 December 1900
Proclamation, Maori districts, District boundaries, Horouta, Takitimu, Kahungunu, Maniapoto, Tongariro, Taranaki, Whanganui, Kurahaupo, Tamatea, Rongokako, Raukawa