Kupapa

Kūpapa is a Māori-language term used to describe Māori fighting for the Government in the New Zealand Land Wars of the nineteenth century. Also described as Queenites (from Queen Victoria) or Loyal Māori, their motives for fighting against other Māori were often based on traditional tribal rivalry, old scores or a pragmatic decision to benefit from the trade provided by settlers.

The term has also an occasional modern usage in a derogatory sense to describe a Māori who is seen as being on the Pākehā or Government side and acting against the interests of Māori.