Hine-te-Ariki was the daughter of Whana-Tuku-Rangi, through whom she was descended from Uri-Taniwha, supernatural creatures that lived in deep still areas of rivers.
[1] With Tumokonui she had three pairs of twins, each of which carried off by spirits soon after she gave birth to them.
Eventually she asked her father for advice and he revealed that the spirits were the Uri-Taniwha, who were offended by the fact that Tumokonui was not of chiefly descent.
"[1] In adulthood, Tonoa-Ki-Aua married Whakauika, son of Taupara, and faced similar troubles conceiving a male child, because of her descent from the Uri-Taniwha, but eventually gave birth to Tama-i-uia.
[2] After Tumokonui's death, Hine-te-Ariki disappeared into the Waikohu River, where she is said to have appeared to many of her descendants.