Editing Paikea (section)

=={{lang|mi|Ruatapu|italic=no}}'s revenge==
[[File:Humpback Whales - South Bank 1.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|[[Humpback whale]]s at the South Bank of the [[Dominican Republic]]. This species is closely associated with the ancestor Paikea.]]
Angry and ashamed at his father's disparaging comments, he lured {{lang|mi|Kahutia-te-rangi|italic=no}} and a large number of the other noble sons of {{lang|mi|Uenuku|italic=no}} into a canoe the next day and took them out to sea. He had hid the bailer somewhere onshore prior,<ref name="TeAo"/> and as soon as they were far enough he unplugged a preformed hole on the canoe flooring, drowning all members aboard - apart from {{lang|mi|Kahutia-te-rangi|italic=no}} who recited an incantation invoking his ancestor [[Tangaroa]],<ref name="TeAo" /> or the goddess [[Moakuramanu]], to call forth a whale (usually considered to be a southern [[humpback whale]] - {{lang|mi|paikea}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/te-whanau-puha-whales/page-1 |title=1. – Te whānau puha – whales |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |date=2006-06-12 |access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref> to carry him ashore. {{lang|mi|Kahutia-te-rangi|italic=bo}} was the sole survivor of his brother's evildoing and assumed the name {{lang|mi|Paikea|italic=no}} as a memorial of the assistance he received from the whale.<ref name="Reedy1993"/><ref name="Reedy1997"/>

In some versions, {{lang|mi|Kahutia-te-rangi|italic=no}} himself transformed into the whale. In some tellings Ruatapu simply slays everybody with a spear once they're out at sea - again with the exception of Paikea who takes to the oceans and is saved by the gods.<ref name=teara-ngaitahu/>