Parengaope

was a female Māori high chieftain[citation needed] of Ngāti Koura, a hapū (subtribe) of the Waikato tribal confederation.

[3][4] Parengaope was born at Te Rapa pā near present-day Hamilton.

She was a direct descendant of Hotumauea, a noted war chief of Ngāti Koura who was an outstanding warrior and acquired vast tracts of land within the Waikato basin.

[5] She was present during the battle of Matakitaki in 1822 at Pirongia when the musket-armed northern Ngāpuhi tribes under Hongi Hika attacked the Waikato tribes.

Parengaope escaped along with other members of Potatau's family during the attack on Matakitaki.