Ngāti Rakaipaaka is a Māori hapū (subtribe), from the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay on New Zealand's North Island.
It is a subtribe of Ngāti Kahungunu.
[2][1][3] Ngāti Rakaipaaka has six marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay: Ngāti Rakaipaaka is associated with one marae (meeting ground) and wharenui (meeting house) in the Martinborough area of Wairarapa: