bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɡˈɪvən baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə ðə tˈeɪnuːi tɹˈaɪb ɪn ɐ ɹɔːpˈɑːɾuː lˈænd sˈɛɾəlmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, tˈiː ɹˈɑːpə wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə sˈaɪt əvɚ ɹˈɔɪəl nˈuː zˈiːlənd ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs bˈeɪs.
Before being given by the government to the Tainui tribe in a Raupatu land settlement in 1995, Te Rapa was also the site of a Royal New Zealand Air Force base.