Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti


Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti or Ngāi Te Whatuiāpiti is a Māori hapū of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
The hapū were descended from Te Whatu-i-Āpiti, who was a great-grandson of Taewhā, himself a son of Rakaihikuroa and his second wife. Ngāi Whatuiāpiti had a fierce rivalry with Ngāi Te Upokoiri, which was descended from Taraia, a son of Rakaihikuroa and his first wife. Rakaihikuroa was the grandson of Kahungunu.

Marae and wharenui

Central Hawke's Bay

The hapū is associated with three marae and wharenui near Waipawa
The hapū is associated with three marae and wharenui near Hastings: