Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board Incorporated Society (PTB) represents Patuharakeke Hapū, Tangata Whenua o Te Rohe o Patuharakeke with regards to Resource Management issues. Located on the south side of Te Rerenga Parāoa (Whangarei Harbour) our rohe stretches on the seaward side, including foreshore and seabed, from a point at the north of Mangawhai Heads to the entrance of the Mangapai River just south of Whangarei.
Northport sponsors the T.R. Kepa & H.M. Pirihi (Northport ) Scholarship every year. This scholarship supports tertiary education to descendants of the Patuharakeke who have successfully completed one or more years of tertiary study.
For more information please see the Takahiwai website: http://www.takahiwai.net.nz/index.html
Click to view the 2011 Scholarship Recipients
Click to view the 2012 Scholarship Recipients