Conflict at Ihupuku. Taupos defeated with Loss of a hundred Men, including the Chief Tauteka. Revenge taken by Te Heuheu, and Ihupuku burnt down.

During the night the people at Ihupuku collected materials, and before the following morning had erected a temporary encampment at the foot of the hill on which the Taupos had placed their pa. An armed party of their men, having gone to their plantations to procure food, were attacked by the Taupos, when one man was killed. A skirmish ensued, and the Taupos were driven back to their camp, the victors seating themselves in front of it. Many of them, however, supposing the affray ended, returned to their encampment. A few shook hands with the Taupos, and others were engaged taking prisoners (the shaking of hands is often spoken of by Heuheu as having been a most treacherous act). The Taupos, perceiving they were thus losing some of their people, resisted, and the conflict was renewed, when they lost about a hundred of their men, including their leading chief, Tauteka. Many were captured: these were afterwards put to death, and but a small party escaped to Taupo. Heuheu was not present on this occasion, but came a few months after with a party to seek satisfaction. The people of Ihupuku, being again taken by surprise, fell back to one of their pas named Tihoi, leaving behind them an old man and woman too feeble to travel, whom the Taupos killed, and burnt the pa, when Heuheu returned, threatening to pay that neighbourhood an annual visit till sufficient satisfaction had been obtained, which threats have kept the people along the coast in a perpetual state of fear and anxiety.