| Whakararau mai ki te pae tukutuku o Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika. Welcome to the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust website. The Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust was established in August 2008 to receive and manage the settlement package for Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika. The Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009 came into force on September 2, 2009. The Deed of Settlement was signed on August 19, 2008 at a ceremony held at Pipitea Marae attended by some 700 people. Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika is a grouping of descendants of tupuna who were in the Port Nicholson Block rohe in 1840. They descend from tupuna of Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Ruanui and Ngati Tama. A kaitiaki role is carried for Ngati Mutunga. No matter where members live, they are entitled to participate in and benefit from the initiatives and outcomes of the Trust. Obviously the majority of members live in New Zealand however we have a large number resident throughout Australia and others live in such places as the United States, United Arab Emirates and Europe. The rohe covered by the claims of this grouping is shown in the map below:  |
