Pania Reef

Napier Harbour, NAPIER

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Overview

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Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Wahi Tapu Area

Access

Private/No Public Access

List Number

7494

Date Entered

6th June 2000

Date of Effect

6th June 2000

City/District Council

Outside LA Boundaries

Region

Hawke's Bay Region

Extent of List Entry

Pania Reef is within Napier Harbour. It is significant as a food gathering place and is still used as 'he wahi mahinga kai'. Pania, who was an ancestor of Ngati Paarau, was turned into a reef by her people. The reef is described as a wahi tapu of outstanding significance.

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