The story of Panepane
Panepane and Pūrākau are the names of 2 Maori land blocks located at the southern point of Matakana Island, New Zealand. This prime real estate was taken for Public Works in 1923 and in 2020 the Western Bay of Plenty council are fulfiling their legal obligations to return this land to its original owners.
According to Page 13 of WBOP Council's report here, Ngaiterangi's customary ownership of Panepane was extinguised by declaration of the Tauranga District under the Settlements act 1863. The Tauranga Districts Lands Acts of 1867 and 1868 validated the original confiscation proclamation.
Panepane was vested by Crown Grant to 5 tupuna by the Tauranga Lands Commissioner
The Pūrākau title created and awarded to 12 tupuna via the Native Land Court
Panepane (Lot 13) Certificate of title issued to 6 owners (Archive ref)
Hori Ngatai, Renata Toriri, Hamuera Te Paki,
Pūrākau No 1 (Lot 11 Parish of Katikati) Certificate of title issued to 7 owners (Archive ref)
Pui Manuka(Keita Te Amohou), Te Kuka Te Mea, Te Ninihi, Paikea, Tu Ropere, Hohepa Hikutaia, Hemi Paama
Pūrākau No 2 (Lot 12 Parish of Katikati) Certificate of title issued to 1 owners (Archive ref)
Turere
1877
1912
1923
Panepane(80.7 hectares) and Pūrākau(92.4) were compulsorily acquired under the Public Works act 1908 and vested in the Tauranga Harbour Board for "Harbour Works" purposes
1869
1878
Panepane is suceeded in the Native Land Court 1878 BOP Times 19/06/1878
DEED OF TRUST OF THE
CLAIMANT OWNERS GROUP TO
PANEPANE/PT PURAKAU LAND
BLOCKS TRUST
This Deed is made on the of 2016
PARTIES
Motutere Kuka, Chairman
Stirling Henare, Deputy Chair
Henrietta Keelan-Lawson, Secretary
Manea Ngatai
Darrell Gage
Morris Wharekawa
Anthony Kemp
(Initial Trustees and Settlors)
INTRODUCTION
A. The Settlors are the Initial Trustees and are members of the Claimant Owners Group
to Panepane/Pt Purakau Land Blocks and have given Ten Dollars to the Trustees to
be held on the Trusts constituted by this Deed.
B. The Initial Trustees have agreed to become the Trustees of such Trusts upon the
terms and subject to the powers and discretions set out in this deed.
C. Claimant Owners Group to Panepane/Pt Purakau Land Blocks establish this Trust to
develop and implement a mandate strategy for the comprehensive settlement of the
historical claims of Claimant Owners Group to Panepane/Pt Purakau Land Blocks
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