Hapakuku Moetara

Hapakuku Moetara (died 1902), also known as Tuohu Moetara, was a Māori chief of Ngāti Korokoro and Te Roroa based in Waimamaku in the Hokianga region. Life Moetara was born to Rangatira Moetara and his wife, Te Hana. one of the signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Through his mother, he was connected to the senior line of Te Roroa, and claimed interests in the iwi's land. He and his relatives sold and leased land between 1840 and 1875. He was one of the shareholders of the Hokianga Claim.

As a chief, he was a leading promoter for the temperance movement in New Zealand. He also served as a magistrate's court assessor and a member of the first Hokianga County Council. Moetara served as a mediator during the Dog Tax War, however his joint attempt with fellow Hokianga chief Rei Te Tai to reason with Hōne Tōia and the Waimā Māori ultimately failed. , Rawiri Hapakuku Moetara, and Tarawera Moetara.

He died on 1 January 1902.