Ko Tia tētahi o ngā kaihōpara tuatahi o Aotearoa, i ū mai ki Maketū i runga i te waka o Te Arawa.
He kaihōpara a Merata Mita, nāna i para te huarahi i te ao kiriata Māori.
Ko tā te rōpū rā, he tohe kia turakina te whakapakoko e whakanui ana i te kaihōpara Ingarihi nei, a James Cook.