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Rongowhakaata is a Māori iwi of the Gisborne region of New Zealand.

There are three primary hapū (subtribes) of Rongowhakaata today: Ngāti Kaipoho, Ngāi Tawhiri and Ngāti Maru.

Ngāti Kaipoho descend from Kaipoho, the son of Whare (also known as Whare-rau-o-te-tahinga) and great-grandson of Rongomairatahi.

Kaipoho built Tapui Pā on the west bank of Te Arai River, he also had a fishing settlement at Te Kowhai, near pakirikiri (what is now known as "Browns Beach"). Kaipoho was killed in battle and later avenged by his son Te Aweawe, who took over Tapui Pā. Ngāti Kaipoho at one time fought against Ngāti Maru and caused Ngāti Maru's exodus from Waiapu, where they had lived for a time.

The Marae of Ngāti Kaipoho And Ngāti Aweawe today is called Manutuke marae which is situated on the Manutuke 1, C, E4 blocks. There are two meeting houses situated on Manutuke Marae Te Poho o Rukupo, and Te Poho o Epeha The marae received a makeover in a 2006 episode of the Māori Television reality TV show Marae DIY. The show's creator and co-creator Nevak Ilolahia Rogers, has Rongowhakaata ancestry.

Ngāi Tāwhiri are descended from Rongomairatahi through the three children of his granddaughter, Rongomaimihiao. Rongomaimihiao had two sons, Tawhirimatea and Tutekiki, and a daughter Materoa. The hapū has two marae: Ohako marae on which stands the house named Te Kiko o te Rangi in Manutuke, and Te Kurī a Tuatai marae, Whareroa meeting house and Awapuni Pā in Gisborne.

Te Puni Kōkiri recognises two hapū which share marae with Ngāi Tāwhiri:

Ngāti Maru of Turanga trace their descent from Tapuhere and Tahatuoterangi. The tribal name is taken from Te Papa o Maruwhakatipua, a place where the chief named Uenuku once lived at a house called Te Poho o Maru. Taharakau, a famous chief of Ngati Maru, was known for his proverbial sayings. Ngāti Maru is not related to other tribes with the same name in Hauraki and Taranaki.

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