| Raharuhi Rukupō | |
| Other Names: | Lazarus Rukupō |
| Nationality: | Māori |
| Occupation: | Tribal leader and carver |
| Notable Works: | Te Mana o Turanga meeting house |
Raharuhi Rukupō (1800s - 29 September 1873), also known by his anglicised name Lazarus Rukupō, was a notable Māori tribal leader and carver of New Zealand. The New Zealand government described him as "one of the greatest tohunga whakairo (expert carvers) of the 19th century."[1]
He identified with the Rongowhakaata iwi. He was born in Manutūkē, near Gisborne, New Zealand. Some of his most famous carvings was the Te Toki-a-Tāpiri war canoe in 1840, which is displayed in the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and the carvings inside the Toko Toru Tapu Church in Manutuke near Gisborne.
Rukupō carved a self-portrait in the early 1840s, which is available to view on the Encyclopedia of New Zealand website.