Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti

Māori iwi in New Zealand

Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)	Hawke's Bay
Waka (canoe)	Tākitimu
Website	http://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz

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]

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:

Mataweka marae and Nohomaiterangi wharenui on Tapairu Road at Waipawa
Pukehou marae and Keke Haunga wharenui on State Highway 2 at Pukehou
Te Whatuiāpiti marae and Te Whatuiāpiti wharenui on Te Aute Trust Road in the Pātangata area and north-east of Ōtāne

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 Pā

Notable people

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

References

^ "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Whaanga, Mere. "Te Ara iwi profile". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.