Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti

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.

[1][2] 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.

[2] The hapū is associated with three marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in Central Hawke's Bay District: The hapū is associated with two marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in Hastings District:

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