Te Huhuti

This brought the feud between the two lines to an end and is considered to be one of the great traditional Māori love stories.

[1][3] Through both her parents, she was a descendant of Rākei-hikuroa by his wife Ruarauhanga; Kahungunu; Tamatea, the captain of the Tākitimu canoe; and the early explorer Toi.

He took a number of members of Te Hika a Pāpāuma prisoner at Parehemanihi and planned to eat them.

When Te Whatuiāpiti caught sight of her, he was struck by her beauty in turn, so he immediately ended the battle and made peace, even though he had been on the verge of victory.

[5] In one version, she came running into the house after hearing the news, waving a pounamu axe, intending to murder Te Huhuti.

[15] The story is considered one of the great Māori romances and has been compared to the more famous tale of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai.

E noho e tama i roto i to pa i Te Rotoatara, Hangaia to whare ko Pakewairangi.

Different sources strongly disagree about whether Te Rangitaumaha also gifted large areas of land in the Heretaunga region to Wawahanga.

[15] Parsons also reports the story about Wawahanga’s baptism, drawing on nineteenth century testimony delivered before the Māori Land Court.