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Overview
Detailed List Entry
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.