Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti or Ngāi Te Whatuiāpiti is a
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
hapū
In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...
(subtribe or branch) of the
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi (tribe) located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions. The Kahungunu iwi also comprises 86 hapū (sub-tribes ...
iwi
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
...
in
Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...
, 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
A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...
(meeting grounds) and ''
wharenui
A wharenui (; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a ''marae''. Wharenui are usually called meeting houses in New Zealand English, or simply called ''wikt:wh ...
'' (meeting houses) in
Central Hawke's Bay District
Central Hawke's Bay District is in the Hawke's Bay Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Formed in 1989, it covers an area of 3,333 square kilometres, from Pukehou in the north to Takapau in the south, and from the western Ruahine Range to ...
:
* Mataweka marae and Nohomaiterangi wharenui on Tapairu Road at
Waipawa
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay (district), Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of
The town is located northeast of Waipukurau and southwest of Hastings, New Zeal ...
* 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
Hastings is a town in the United Kingdom, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Hastings may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Hastings, Tasmania, a locality
* Hastings, Victoria, Australia
** Electoral district of Hastings, Victoria, ...
:
* Kahurānaki marae and wharenui on State Highway 2 at Te Hauke
* Korongatā marae and Nukanoa wharenui on Maraekakaho Road at
Bridge Pa
Notable people
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Hine-i-paketia, a tribal leader and land seller
*
Te Hapuku, a tribal leader, farmer and assessor
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Te Pareihe, a tribal leader
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Hori Tupaea, a tribal leader and farmer
References
Iwi and hapū
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