Te Rauparaha
After the massacre, Te Rauparaha was captured in 1846 for organising an uprising in the Hutt Valley and was imprisoned on in Auckland without charges being brought. Author Ranginui Walker has claimed the arrest was delayed punishment for the Wairau killings. The Ngāti Toa "iwi" sold the Wairau land while Te Rauparaha was held in captivity. After his release, Te Rauparaha returned to the Wairau Valley and was there during the 1848 earthquake.