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 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.
Marae and wharenui
Central Hawke's Bay District
The hapū is associated with three marae and wharenui in 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 and wharenui in Hastings District:- Kahurānaki marae and wharenui on State Highway 2 at Te Hauke
- Korongatā marae and Nukanoa wharenui on Maraekakaho Road at Bridge Pa
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