Whakatau

As the child grew older, people saw kites flying at sea, but could not see who held the strings.

Whakatau loved to fly kites, and would run along the floor of the ocean with his toy.

[1] In another account, Tūwhakararo was murdered by the men of the Ati Hapai tribe, and Whakatau set out on a quest to rescue the bones of his father, and to avenge his death.

He assembled an army, and prepared his war canoes Whiritoa, Tapatapa-hukarere, Hakirere, Toroa-i-taipakihi, Mahunu-awatea, and others.

The expedition set off, and Whakatau, with his best men, besieged a wharenui called Te Uru-o-Manono where the enemy were gathered.