[2] When Te Rehu was young, Matangikaiawha severely beat Hine-mihi.
[3][4][5] Her father Waikari, gathered a force and attacked Ngāti Apa, eventually catching Matangikaiawha at Moerangi, where Waikari’s youngest son Te Iwikinakia killed him.
[3][7][8] Then Te Rehu settled at Tū-makau-rangi's fortress, Kirimana, which was located on the Moawhango River.
[7][8] Shortly after this, a war party of Ngāti Tūwharetoa attacked Kirimana in order to get revenge for the murder of Te Iwikinakia.
Kirimana was on top of a high cliff, but they put it under siege and eventually captured it.