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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 9 (December 1, 1938)

Capture of Kapiti

Capture of Kapiti.

While he was conducting a raid into the Rangitikei district an assault on the island was made by Te Pehi, one of his ablest warrior chiefs, and this was successful, the Maori occupants being severely defeated.

On returning to find Kapiti in possession of his own men, Te Rauparaha made the island his headquarters, settling in the spacious Taepiro Valley, toward the southern end of the island. Here he lived for several years, and it is reported that when the first whaling ships called at Kapiti between the years 1827 and 1829, “Te Rauparaha traded with them for guns and ammunition, giving in exchange dressed flax and various kinds of fresh provisions, including potatoes.”