Rātā (Māori mythology)

Rātā sets out to avenge the murder, travelling to the home of Matuku, where a servant of the ogre tells him that Matuku comes out to devour people each new moon, and that he can be killed at the pool where he washes his face and hair.

He hides in the forest, and hears the voices of the multitude of the hākuturi (forest spirits, called rorotini in one account), who set to work to re-erect the tree, putting each chip into its proper place.

Then the hākuturi make him a canoe, naming it Niwaru (alias Niwareka, Āniwaniwa, etc.

Arriving, Rātā cleverly surrounds them, kills their priests, and rescues his father's bones.

In a flash all Rātā's dead warriors return to life and attack and slaughter all of the Ponaturi.