The Base is a regional shopping centre located in Te Rapa, in the New Zealand city of Hamilton.

It was taken prior to World War II by the Crown under the Public Works Act for defence purposes, and became the Te Rapa Air Force Base (hence the name), which eventually closed in 1992.

It was put into what is known as Pōtatau Te Wherowhero title (named after the first Māori king), which means it can never be sold or alienated.

The initial resource consents were lodged, requiring a change to the Hamilton City District Plan, which the Council agreed to.

The first is symbolic, representing traditional guardianship of the site; the second acknowledges the recent presence of the Royal New Zealand Air Force; the third is a contemporary design that depicts the present day, and modernisation of the tribe.