Whataupoko is the central residential suburb of the city of Gisborne in New Zealand.

Significant facilities are the headquarters of the Gisborne District Council and the regional museum, Tairāwhiti Museum,[3][4] both located near the southern point of Whataupoko at the confluence of the two rivers.

The two attackers were captured and beheaded, and their heads (upoko) were hung from a rail on an elevated platform (whata), and so the name came about.

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi).

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.