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and adventurous voyage to this land in a canoe named " Nga 

 Tai-a-kupe," which is said to have been a waka pungapunga 

 (pungapunga canoe), whatever that may have been. I should 

 not think that pumice-stone (pungapunga) would make a very 

 seaworthy vessel. 



Now, as Taukata was subsequently slain at Whakatane, and 

 his brother Hoaki returned home to Hawaiki on " Te Arata- 

 whao," it follows that no genealogy from them is now known ; 

 but we have various lines from their sister Kanioro, who, as 

 stated above, married Pou-rangahua of Turanga. The four 

 names given were all children of Rongo-a-tau, a chief of a Poly- 

 nesian people dwelling at a place named Te Whakao, at Ha- 

 waiki-nui : — 



Rongoatau 



I 



Hoaki (in.) Taukata (m.) Kanioro (f.) = Pourai)gahua(rn.) Tuturiwhati (f.) 



Mahanga-i-te-rangi = Ruaihonga 



I 

 Tahinga-o-te-ra 



I 

 Awanui-a-rangi 



I 

 Rongo-tangi-awa 



Ira-peke = Tukokeke 



Awatope = Romaituki 



I 

 Irawharo = Kahurere 



Hikakino = Te Uruhina 



Te Rangihouhiri = Rang'-hakua 



Rangi-te-auria = Hahani 



Tohu-kino = Rakui-tahora 



Te O-nui = Te Mapu 



Te Toana = Te Rangi-tupu-ki-waho 

 Te Arumanga = Pakeke 



Te Kai-takiri = Patu-pakeke 

 Tapuika = Paeaka 



H T. Pio = Maria 



I 

 Horiana 



i 

 Renata. 



