Editing Paikea (section)

=={{lang|mi|Whāngārā|italic=no}} connection==
{{lang|mi|Ngāti Konohi|italic=no}} is the Ngāti Porou hapū that is closely associated with [[Whangara|Whāngārā]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/east-coast-places/page-5|title=Story: East Coast places|last=Soutar|first=Monty|date=30 March 2015|website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> a small settlement located between [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]] and [[Tolaga Bay]]. Oral traditions of the {{lang|mi|hapū}} state that {{lang|mi|Paikea|italic=no}} came to New Zealand from {{lang|mi|Hawaiki|italic=no}} on the back of a whale following an event known as {{lang|mi|Te Huripureiata}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nz/files/2019/AT_S&B_2019_FieldDayHandbook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113221217/http://ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nz/files/2019/AT_S&B_2019_FieldDayHandbook.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-13 |url-status=live|title=Ahuwhenua Trophy Field Day Handbook|date=2019|website=Ahuwhenua Trophy|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> a slaughter of the first born sons of {{lang|mi|Hawaiki|italic=no}} at sea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trotak.iwi.nz/view/the-people-nga-iwi/history/|title=History Turanganui a Kiwa|website=Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> According to tradition, the whale turned into stone, and is now the island of {{lang|mi|Whāngārā|italic=no}} (also known as {{lang|mi|Te Toka a Rangi}} or {{lang|mi|Te Ana o Paikea}}), immediately offshore.