Te Pēhi Kupe

Te Pēhi Kupe (c. 1795–1828) was a Māori rangatira and war leader of Ngāti Toa.

[2] In 1819 he and other Ngāti Toa joined northern tribes on a war expedition that raided as far south as Wellington Harbour.

Te Pēhi led the force that captured Kapiti Island from Muaūpoko and Ngāti Apa.

[2] In 1824 he managed to brazenly force passage on a ship to England,[3] where he was presented to George IV, learned to ride, recorded his moko[4] and had his portrait painted.

[6] This incident led to the revenge raids by Te Rauparaha in 1830 with the capture of Tama-i-hara-nui from Takapūneke near present-day Akaroa[7] and the three-month successful siege of Kaiapoi[8][9] and sacking of Ōnawe the next year.