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TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS. 
soon as the day dawns, I cannot be killed in the night ; he 
persuaded him not to land, saying, that if they fought in 
the night he should not be conquered, but if he waited for 
the day he might. Manaia said, very well, the multitudes of 
Manaia agreed to his word and pushed off outside the har- 
bour and there anchored, there were an immense number of 
canoes and anchors, they let them all down into the sea and 
went to sleep. 
Nga toro i rangi returned to his house ; in the night 
he and his wife uttered their spells, she stood at the ma- 
tapihi, to which she tied her rope, and by the power of 
the spells she pulled and pulled, and drew together all the 
winds, the entire family of Tai-a-pawa to the sea, then they 
all arose and rushed forth and stirred up the waters of the 
ocean from their very bottom, causing a fearful tempest; 
yes, indeed, by the power of her spells, she drew to- 
wards her all the winds of Pungawere, in that very night 
it blew a hurricane, behold the entire fleet was destroyed, 
the thousands of Manaia were engulphed in the sea, they 
were overwhelmed in the waves, all were drowned, not one 
single person escaped. 
The day dawned, Nga toro i rangi went forth to look for 
Manaia, he beheld the shore strewed with the wrecks of 
his many canoes and the bodies of his enemies, of Manaia 
he only found his tattoed tumu or shoulder, the fish had 
eaten every other part of him ; thence correct is the song of 
Turoa : — 
Truly Muru Tohanga, 
There perished the thousands of Manaia. 
Then Nga toro i rangi uttered this proverb for Manaia : — 
You said I should be cooked with the stones of Waikorora- 
riki, but instead of that you shall be cooked with the stones 
of Maikukutea. 
Tradition of Tamatea Pokai Whenua, and the origin 
OF THE NAME OF PuTIKI WARANUI. 
Give heed to this. Pongokako was the father of Tamatea, 
