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- He established a base on Kāpiti Island, which was ideally located for trading with the many European ships that passed through Cook Strait.
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Te Rauparaha had requested that Rev. Henry Williams send a missionary and in November 1839 Octavius Hadfield travelled with Henry Williams, and Hadfield established an Anglican mission on the Kapiti Coast.
Feb 3, 2021 · Te Rauparaha was a Ngāti Toa chief and warrior. Sometimes called the 'Napoleon of the Southern Hemisphere', he ruled the lower end of the North Island from his base at Kapiti Island for the best part of 20 years.
He established a base on Kāpiti Island, which was ideally located for trading with the many European ships that passed through Cook Strait. As a result of this, Ngāti Toa became prosperous and well-armed with muskets.
1822-24 - Te Rauparaha led Ngāti Toa iwi from Kāwhia to escape the danger of musket wars in the Waikato/King Country region. When Muaūpoko tried to assassinate him, he established Kāpiti Island as his fortress and took terrible revenge on them.
T e Rauparaha, now established at Kapiti, commenced a flourishing trade with passing ships for guns, with a view to invading Te Wai Pounamu (The South Island). Flax and the cultivation of potatoes were in particular demand by passing traders.
Kāpiti, centre of a canoe-crafted empire, gave Te Rauparaha both a fortress and a trading base. Vessels began calling in 1827 and, by the time the trade peaked in the mid-1830s, there were five whaling stations on the island: Waiorua, Rangatira, Taepiro, Wharekohu and Te Kahe Te Rau O Te Rangi.
While Te Rauparaha was attacking the tribes of Horowhenua, Te Pehi Kupe, the senior chief of Ngati Toa, surprised Muaupoko on Kapiti and captured the island. As Ngati Toa were threatened by both Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Apa, they moved to Kapiti for security.
