Kaitangata, the son of Māui, is an industrious man who married the female supernatural being Whaitiri.
Due to his name, Kaitangata means man-eater, Whaitiri believed him to be a cannibal as she was.
However this proved to be incorrect and she eventually left him because he offended her.
Before she returned to heaven as a cloud, she taught Kaitangata how to fish.
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