Jacob William Heberley (11 April 1849–28 June 1906), also known as Hākopa Hēperi,[1] was a New Zealand carver.

[3] He moved to Greytown, New Zealand in the Wairarapa in 1877, where he met his wife Sarah McLachlan, who he married on 30 August 1977.

After his father's death in 1889, Heberley's nephews Thomas and Herbert moved in with his family, and he began teaching them carving.

[3] In the 1900s, Heberley was commissioned by the New Zealand government and private European benefactors to create many Māori carvings,[4] such as bowls, tokotoko (walking sticks), none of which depicted his tribal ancestors or were used to define the identity of the owners of the pieces.

[3] Several pieces such as model waka and pataka (storehouse) were commissioned for Lord Ranfurly and his wife, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York during their royal tour of 1901 (later styled as King George V and Queen Mary of Teck).