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Continuations of Waka a Tama-rereti. 
1. Te Moana nui a Kiwa. 
(By u Bella,” an Arawa woman and guide at Whakarewarewa.) 
Set up Waka a Tama-rereti. (See N.Z. Jour. Sci. & Tech., vol. 3, 
p.’ 139.) A second person, B, now takes the near left-forefinger string 
of A’s hand, and the near left-thumb string just to the right of the 
crossing of the far string. A releases his left hand, and takes the 
right-hand strings corresponding to the ones taken by B. Draw strings 
taut by separating the hands : the resulting figure is Te moana nui a 
Kiwa. 
Fig. 26.— -Te moana nui a Kiwa (continuation of Waka a Tama-rereti). 
I set up this figure at Ohinemuri, and it was recognized, but localized. 
It was said to represent seven lakes, and the mountain Tarawera at one 
comer. The seven largest lakes, all close to one another, are Rotorua, 
Rotoiti, Rotoehu, Rotoma, Okataina, Tarawera, Rerewhakaitu. The blue 
lake, and the green lake (Ngakaru), are much smaller, and some miles to 
the south of the above, but an old man said the blue lake was one of 
the seven. Lake Rotomahana, immediately south of Lake Tarawera, 
should possibly be one of the seven instead of Rerewhakaitu; for, 
whilst it is much smaller than the latter, it is much more famous, the 
wonderful pink and white terraces once lending it an attraction, apart 
from its own thermal wonders, greater than that of anything else in the 
district. 
