Whakatau-pōtiki

Whakatau-pōtiki
Was the chief of Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi waka ⛵, and onboard the Hikutoto ⛵ and Tapatapa-hukarere (Hakirere) waka ⛵ (Evans, 2016).

NGATI WHATUA & TE ROROA Iwi : 13,113 persons @ 2006 N.Z Census.

Te Roroa people of the Waipoua forest say the Māhuhu canoe was captained by Whakatau and landed at Kawerua on the west coast. Here Whakatau's son, Rongomai, married a local woman called Takarita. Their pā, Te Pukenui-o-Rongo, overlooked the landing place of the Māhuhu.
(Hohepa, 2011).

Sources

Evans, J. (2016). Ngā waka o neherā. Oratia.

Hohepa, P. (2011). The Hokianga.. [Publisher not known].