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.

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.

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 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