ak ino ▁P ou ak ani ▁w ard ▁by ▁the ▁T au po ▁District ▁Council ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁( after ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁of ▁resistance ) ▁the ▁Crown ▁acquired ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁L akes ▁from ▁Ng ā ti ▁K ah ung un u ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁gave ▁in ▁return ▁land ▁in ▁middle ▁North ▁Island , ▁land ▁known ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P ou ak ani ▁Block . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁land ▁where ▁Mang ak ino ▁lies ▁today ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁native ▁bush ▁and ▁p um ice ▁was tel ands , ▁bar ren , ▁un occup ied ▁and ▁un far med . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁Kar api ro ▁Dam ▁ne ared ▁completion , ▁workers ▁were ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁dam ▁construction ▁site ▁– ▁' M ara eta i ▁I ', ▁near ▁Mang ak ino . ▁The ▁Crown , ▁under ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Act , ▁re ac quired ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁un occup ied ▁P ou ak ani ▁Block ▁alongside ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁River ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁" h ydro elect ric ▁station " ▁and ▁a ▁temporary ▁town ship , ▁Mang ak ino , ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁construction ▁workers ▁needed . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁only ▁ever ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁there ▁on ▁a ▁temporary ▁basis ▁until ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁d ams . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁pl anner ▁Ernst ▁Pl isch ke ▁who ▁em