TE HAUPA (?-1818), a chief of Ngati-Paoa, was described by Marsden, who met him first in Jan 1815, as a man "of great power and one of the best made men he had ever seen." His pa was at Whakatiwai, Hauraki Gulf. In 1806 the brig Venus, in the hands of convicts, tried to kidnap Te Haupa, and succeeded in carrying off a female relative, who was sold to a tribe on the East Coast. Seeking satisfaction, Te Haupa joined Hongi's expedition early in 1818, the combined force numbering more than 800 men. Many pas were burned along the shores of Bay of Plenty and at Hicks Bay. According to S. P. Smith, Te Haupa was killed in an engagement with the Ngati-Porou, whom he suspected of having killed the Ngati-Paoa woman. About 2,000 prisoners were taken away by the victors, including a niece of Hine Matioro.

S. P. Smith, Maori Wars; Marsden, L. and J.

Reference: Volume 1, page 201

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