Regan Kupu Stokes

Ko Kupu tētahi pāpaka o Rangataua; he uri ia Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapahore, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Ranginui, Tūhourangi, Tūwharetoa, Ngātiwai hoki. Nō Tauranga tana matua, nō Ingarangi tana whaea. Kei Ōhinehou rātau ko tana whānau e noho ana. He pāpā, he kaiako, he kaiwhakamāori a Kupu; he pakihi tāna hei whakaako i te reo ki ngā tāngata o ngā tari kāwanatanga, o ngā whakahaere, o ngā kamupene, o ngā kura hoki, puta noa i te motu. He kaitito toikupu, he kaiwhakatangitangi hoki ia.