Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti
{{Short description|Māori hapū (sub-tribe) in Aotearoa (New Zealand)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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|iwi_location = Hawke's Bay
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|url = {{URL|https://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz}}
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Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti or Ngāi Te Whatuiāpiti is a Māori hapū (subtribe or branch) of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.{{cite web|title=Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile|url=http://www.tkm.govt.nz/iwi/ngati-kahungunu/|website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government|access-date=29 May 2018}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Te Ara iwi profile |first=Mere |last=Whaanga |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/ngati-kahungunu |encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=29 May 2017}}
The hapū were descended from Te Whatuiāpiti, who was a great-grandson of Taewhā, himself a son of Rākei-hikuroa, the grandson of Kahungunu, and his second wife. Ngāi Whatuiāpiti had a fierce rivalry with Ngāi Te Upokoiri, which was descended from Taraia, a son of Rākei-hikuroa and his first wife.
Marae and wharenui
=Central Hawke's Bay District=
The hapū is associated with three marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in Central Hawke's Bay District:
=Hastings District=
The hapū is associated with two marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in Hastings District:
- Kahurānaki marae and wharenui on State Highway 2 at Te Hauke
- Korongatā marae and Nukanoa wharenui on Maraekakaho Road at Bridge Pa
Notable people
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- Hine-i-paketia, a tribal leader and land seller
- Te Hapuku, a tribal leader, farmer and assessor
- Te Pareihe, a tribal leader
- Hori Tupaea, a tribal leader and farmer