Eruini Heina Taipari (1889–1956) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of MÃÂori descent, he identified with the following tribes: NgÃÂti Maru, NgÃÂti PÃÂoa, NgÃÂti TamaterÃÂ and NgÃÂti Whanaunga iwi. He was born in Thames, Thames/Coromandel, New Zealand in about 1889.