tˈiː ɹˈɑːpə ænd nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ pjˈuːkiːt wɜːɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt sˈaɪts fɚðə kˈɔːɹi ɡˈʌm tɹˈeɪd ʌvðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ slˈæʃ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, bˌiːɪŋ sˌʌm ʌvðə sˈʌðɚnmˈoʊst loʊkˈeɪʃənz wˌɛɹ ɡˈʌm kʊd biː fˈaʊnd.
Te Rapa and neighbouring Pukete were important sites for the kauri gum trade of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, being some of the southern-most locations where gum could be found.