Rangiteaorere

Rangiteaorere was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Te Arawa confederation of tribes and ancestor of Ngāti Rangiteaorere. He grew up at Te Teko in the Bay of Plenty and travelled to Lake Rotorua to find his father in adulthood. There he led his father's people in a successful invasion of Mokoia Island, alongside his cousin Uenukukōpako. Later, he visited Hapainga in Tauranga with his father and was nearly burnt alive, but escaped and took revenge by killing all the local people. In later life, he killed two sons of Uenukukōpako, leading to a conflict with their brothers which nearly lead to his death.