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Mā te Taonga o te Raukura e tohutia te aratika nui mō tātau katoa.

He mihi tēnei mai te rōpū Honongatanga ā iwi me ngā kai mahi māori o Te Kaunihera a rohe o Ngāmotu kia koutou katoa i raro i te maru o ngā mātua tūpuna.

Nau mai whakataumai.

 

May the taonga of the raukura guide us all to the rightful pathway.

Greetings from the Iwi Relationships Team and the Māori staff of New Plymouth District Council.

Within the mantle of elders, welcome and let's embrace.

Whakapuāwai Taiao/NPDC Environmental and Planning Fees Scholarship

Applications for this scholarship to help local hapū and iwi members gain tertiary planning and environmental management qualifications are now open. 

Whakapuāwai Taiao/NPDC Environmental and Planning Fees Scholarship is open to descendants of qualifying iwi and hapū groups in the New Plymouth District.​ 

The scholarship will cover the fees for planning or environmental management qualifications at a whare wānanga, university or other tertiary education organisation.​ 

See application form for more details including a list of qualifying hapū groups.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday 13 February 2026.

How to apply  

  • Online - see link below
  • Emailed to iwirelationships@npdc.govt.nz
  • In person at the Civic Centre, 82 Liardet Street, New Plymouth, c/o Latesha Utiger, Mātauranga Taiao Rangapū, Iwi Relationships.

Apply here 

 

This scholarship is funded by the Better Off Funding through the Department of Internal Affairs.​

Tukua tō tono!​

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Page last updated: 07:00am Mon 01 December 2025

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