tˈiː ɹˈɑːpə ɪz ɐ mˈɪkst lˈaɪt ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl, lˈɑːɹdʒskˈeɪl ɹˈiːteɪl ænd sˈɛmaɪɹˈʊɹɹəl sˈʌbɜːb tə ðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst ʌv sˈɛntɹəl hˈæməltən, nˈuː zˈiːlənd ðæt ɪz bˈɪlt ˌɔn ɐ flˈæt ˈɛɹiə ðæt wʌz pɹˈiːviəsli ðə bˈɛd əvən ˈeɪntʃənt ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə fˈɔːɹʌnɚ tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt weɪkˈɑːɾoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ.
Te Rapa is a mixed light industrial, large-scale retail and semi-rural suburb to the northwest of central Hamilton, New Zealand that is built on a flat area that was previously the bed of an ancient river, the forerunner to the present Waikato River.