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About the SILNA blocks
Poraka SILNA Whakakapi o Hāwea-Wānaka
Hāwea-Wānaka Substitute SILNA Block
The Hāwea-Wānaka Substitute Block is identified in the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
For example: you can select Ruamata in the Land Block Name filter to show only these blocks.
Search for a block
You can find help when searching in the Search for a block guide here.
A sketch plan or diagram showing:
The area of the portion to be partitioned out; and
The position or locality of the partition relative to the whole block; and
Any river, lake or seashore boundaries of the whole block; and
The position of any easement or roadway required for access to the partitioned area.
In 2017 an article in Te Karaka , Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu’s on-line magazine, noted: While work is almost complete on identifying successors for the Hāwea-Wānaka block, minimal mahi has been done for the Toitoi block and almost nothing for the remaining two blocks.
Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access etc.
You can find "Total area of the block in hectares", "Total interests (shares) of the block", and Owners interests (shares) in the block" in Pātaka Whenua.
