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.
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.