| Manu Maniapoto | |
| Birth Name: | Manukapua Maniapoto |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Mokai, Taupō District, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Ru Position: | Lock |
| Height: | 1.950NaN0 |
| Weight: | 107kg (236lb) |
| Repyears1: | 1960–66 |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1960–68 |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 107 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 32 |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Relatives: | Moana Maniapoto (niece) |
Manukapua "Manu" Maniapoto (29 June 1935 – 24 January 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Maniapoto represented at a provincial level, playing 107 times for the province between 1960 and 1968, scoring 10 tries and kicking one conversion.[1] He was the first player to reach 100 games for Bay of Plenty.[1] Of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pikiao and Tuhourangi descent, Maniapoto was a member of the New Zealand Māori side from 1960 to 1966, and played for both Tai Rāwhiti (1963–1965) and Northern (1967) in the Prince of Wales Cup.[1] [2]
Born at Mokai, north of Taupō, on 29 June 1935,[1] Maniapoto was the fourth son of Hema Maniapoto and Mamaeroa Maniapoto (née Hamiora),[2] [3] and the uncle of singer Moana Maniapoto.[4] He died in Rotorua on 24 January 2017,[5] and his tangihanga was held at Waitetoko Marae at Te Rangiita, on the shores of Lake Taupō.[1]