Te Rauparaha
![Te Rauparaha, 1840s](/Images/godic/202502/15/TeRauparaha1840s5518.jpg")
![Te Rauparaha Memorial in Ōtaki, commissioned by Te Rauparaha's son Tamihana](/Images/godic/202502/15/Te_Rauparaha_Memorial_115518.JPG")
![Te Rauparaha, contemporary sketch](/Images/godic/202502/15/Te_Rauparaha5518.jpg")
Te Rauparaha (1760s – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. He was influential in the original sale of land to the New Zealand Company and was a participant in the Wairau Incident in Marlborough.