View source for Te Rehu

{{Short description|Māori ariki (chieftain)}}
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'''Te Rehu''' was a 17th-century [[Māori people|Māori]] ''[[ariki]]'' (chieftain) of [[Ngāti Tūwharetoa]] and [[Ngāti Apa]] from the region around [[Lake Taupō]], [[New Zealand]].
==Life==
Te Rehu was born at Orangi-te-taea on [[Lake Rotoaira]]. His father was Matangikaiawha, a descendent of [[Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri]], the founder of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and from Ngāti Apa.<ref>{{harvnb|Grace|1959|p=151}} gives the line of descent as Tūwharetoa i te Aupouri – Rakeipoho – Rakeiwhakaniwha – Matangikaiawha – Umu-ariki who married Kahu-pounamu of Ngāti Apa – Matangikaiawha.</ref> His mother was Hinemihi, daughter of [[Waikari (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)|Waikari]], also a descendant of Tūwharetoa. <ref>{{harvnb|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=160}} and {{harvnb|Jones|Biggs|2004|p=203}} give the line of descent as Tūwharetoa and Hine-motu – Taniwha – Rongo-patuiwi – Waikari – Hinemihi .</ref>
=== Revenge on Te Iwikinakia ===
When Te Rehu was young, Matangikaiawha severely beat Hine-mihi.{{sfn|Downes|1909|p=83}}{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=151}}{{sfn|Grace|1959|p=147}} Her father [[Waikari (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)|Waikari]], gathered a force and attacked Ngāti Apa, eventually catching Matangikaiawha at [[Moerangi]], where Waikari’s youngest son Te Iwikinakia killed him. Hine-mihi interceded on behalf of Te Rehu, and he was taken in by Te Iwikinakia, who raised him as a son at [[Tauranga Taupō]].{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=151}}{{sfn|Grace|1959|pp=149-150}}
As Te Rehu was growing up, he learnt that Te Iwikinakia had murdered his father and eventually he resolved to get revenge. Therefore, he travelled to [[Mōkai Pātea]] to form a war party. He was joined there by some of his Ngāti Apa relatives, as well as Tū-makau-rangi of [[Ngāti Whitikaupeka]], who wanted revenge on Ngāti Tūwharetoa for the earlier [[Ngāti Tūwharetoa–Ngāti Whitikaupeka War]].{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=152}}{{sfn|Grace|1959|p=150}}<ref>{{harvnb|Downes|1909|p=83}} says Tū-makau-rangi belonged to [[Ngāti Tama]].</ref>
They attacked Te Iwikinakia at Tauranga Taupō. Since he had not been expecting an attack, his village was almost entirely undefended and after a short while he was defeated. The attackers cooked him with his own [[sweet potato|kumara]] and ate him.{{sfn|Downes|1909|p=83}}{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=152}}{{sfn|Grace|1959|p=150}} Then Te Rehu settled at Tū-makau-rangi's fortress, Kirimana, which was located on the [[Moawhango River]].{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=152}}{{sfn|Grace|1959|p=150}}
=== Death ===
Shortly after this, a war party of Ngāti Tūwharetoa attacked Kirimana in order to get revenge for the murder of Te Iwikinakia. Kirimana was on top of a high cliff, but they put it under siege and eventually captured it. The inhabitants of Kirimana tried to escape by jumping into the river, but most of them were not able to swim and drowned as they tried to cross the river – Te Rehu and Tū-makau-rangi among them.{{sfn|Grace|1959|p=150}}
The fall of Kirimana marked the final end of the conflict between Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whitikaupeka.{{sfn|Te Hata|Fletcher|1916|p=152}}
==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite journal|last1=Downes|first1=T. W.|title=Early History of Rangitikei, and Notes on the Ngati Apa Tribe|journal=Transactions of the New Zealand Institute|volume=42|date=1909|pages=74-114}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Te Hata|first1=Hoeta|last2=Fletcher|first2=H. J.|title=Ngati-Tuhare-toa occupation of Taupo-nui-a-tia|journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society|volume=25|date=1916|pages=104-116, 150-162}}
*{{cite book |last1=Grace |first1=John Te Herekiekie|title=Tuwharetoa: The history of the Maori people of the Taupo District|date=1959 |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location=Auckland [N.Z.] |asin=B0007JE64K|isbn=9780589003739}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Pei Te Hurinui |last2=Biggs |first2=Bruce |title=Ngā iwi o Tainui : nga koorero tuku iho a nga tuupuna = The traditional history of the Tainui people |date=2004 |publisher=Auckland University Press |location=Auckland [N.Z.] |isbn=1869403312}}
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