title: Ngāti Rakaipaaka
text: # Ngāti Rakaipaaka
  
  Ngāti Rakaipaaka is a Māori hapu (subtribe), from the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay on New Zealand's North Island. It is a subtribe of Ngāti Kahungunu.
  
  ## Marae and wharenui
  
  ### Northern Hawke's Bay
  
  Ngāti Rakaipaaka has six marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay:
  
  * Kahungunu (Te Tāhinga) marae and Kahungunu wharenui on Ihaka Street
  * Tamakahu marae and Tamakahu wharenui on State Highway 2
  * Tāne-nui-a-Rangi marae and Tāne-nui-a-Rangi wharenui on State Highway 2
  * Te Kotahitanga marae and Unity Hall wharenui on Epanaia Street
  * Te Manutai marae and Te Manutai wharenui on State Highway 2
  * Te Poho o Te Rehu (Te Rehu) marae and Te Poho o Te Rehu wharenui on Pomana Pā Road
  
  ### Wairarapa
  
  Ngāti Rakaipaaka is associated with one marae (meeting ground) and wharenui (meeting house) in the Martinborough area of Wairarapa:
  
  * Kohunui marae and Te Tihi o Tuhirangi wharenui on Pirinoa Road
  