Te Hononga-marei-kura o Ngati Kahungunu - Takitimu     Te Hononga-Marei-Kura O Ngati Kahungunu - Takitimu The noble linkages of the Ngati Kahungunu tribe and Takitimu waka (the Ngati Kahungunu tribe covers the Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa regions)   Source: the late Canon Wi Te Tau Huata   Tamatea-Ariki-Nui Mai-Tawhiti o te waka TAKITIMU Ka puta ko Rongokako, Rongorongo Ka moe ia Turi, te Ariki-nui o te waka AOTEA! Rongokako ka moe ia Muriwhenua Te Au-pouri, o te waka KURAHAUPO! Tamatea-Ariki-Nui Mai-Tawhiti of the waka TAKITIMU begat Rongokako and Rongorongo Rongorongo married Turi, High Chief of the waka AOTEA! Rongokako married Muriwhenua of Te Au-pouri, of the waka KURAHAUPO! Tama-tea-ure-haea, Kapo-wairua, Pokai-whenua, Pokai-moana! Ka moe ia Iwi-pupu, te kura o Paikea-Porourangi! Ka puta ko Kahungunu-Orongotea, Ka moe ia ana wahine tokowaru! [Rongokako and Muriwhenua begat Tamatea of many names] Tama-tea-ure-haea, Kapo-wairua, Pokai-whenua, Pokai-moana! Tamatea married Iwi-pupu, the jewel of Paikea-Porourangi! [from whom descend the Ngati Porou tribe] Who begat Kahungunu-Orongotea, Who married eight women! 1. Hine-tapu-o-Kaitaia, Mamari, Mamaru, Tinana, Mahuhu-ki-te-rangi, Nga-toki-mata-whaorua 2. Te-hau-Taruku-o-Opotiki, o te waka MATAATUA! 3. Rua-rau-Hanga o Whangara, 4. Rua-rere-Tai-o-Popoia, Turanga-nui-a-Kiwa, [the waka] HOROUTA 5. Hine-Pu-ari-ari o Whare-onga-onga, 6. Kahu-kura-wai-a-Raia o te Mahanga, [of the waka] TAINUI! 7. Rongo-mai-wahine o Nukutaurua o te waka KURAHAUPO! Ka puta ko Rongo-mai-Papa Ka moe ia Tuhourangi o te waka TE ARAWA! Ka puta ko Tau-hei-Kuri Ka moe ia Tama-tai-Pu-noa o te waka MATAATUA! [Kahungunu and Rongo-mai-wahine] Begat Rongo-mai-Papa Who married Tuhourangi of the waka TE ARAWA! And begat Tau-hei-Kuri Who married Tama-tai-Pu-noa of the waka MATAATUA! Kahungunu [and Rongomaiwahine] [begat] Kahu-Kuranui [who begat] Rakai-Hiku-roa ]who begat] Tu-puru-puru [who begat] Rangi-Tu-ehu [who begat] Tuaka [who begat] Mahinarangi Ka moe ia [who married] Turongo o te waka TAINUI! Ka puta [who begat] Raukawa, Kurawari Ka moe ia [who married] Whare-rere o te waka TOKOMARU! 8. Pou-Whare-kura, Te Whanganui-o-Ruawharo, o te waka TAKITIMU! [the 8th wife of Kahungunu]   Te hononga-marei-kura o AOTEA - TAKITIMU [the noble linkage between Aotea waka and Takitimu waka] Turi te Ariki-nui o te waka AOTEA Ka moe ia Rongo-rongo, tamahine a Tamatea Ariki-nui o te waka TAKITIMU Turi High Chief of the Aotea waka Married Rongo-rongo, daughter of Tamatea Ariki-nui of the waka Takitimu   Te hononga-marei-kura o TE ARAWA - TAKITIMU [the noble linkage between Te Arawa waka and Takitimu waka] Tama-te-Kapua [captain of Te Arawa waka] [begat] Kahu-Mata-ma-Moe [begat] Tawake-moe-ta-Hanga [begat] Uenuku-mai-Rarotonga [begat] Rangitihi [begat] Tuohurangi = Rongomai-papa   Te hononga-marei-kura o MATAATUA - TAKITIMU [the noble linkage between Mataatua waka and Takitimu waka] Toroa [captain of Mataatua waka] Rua-i-Honga Te Tahinga-o-te-Ra Awanui-a-Rangi Ira-Peke Awatope Ahokawa = Hau-Manga Tama-tai-Pu-noa = Tau-hei-Kuri   Te hononga-marei-kura o TAINUI - TAKITIMU [the noble linkage between Tainui waka and Takitimu waka] Hotu-roa [captain of Tainui waka] Hotu-ope Hotu-matapu Motai Ue-rata Raka-maomao Kakati Turongo = Mahinarangi