A hundred year ago on the pacific ocean was a man called moehuri .

He sailed from Hawaiki on his waka.When he saw and he did a karakia .

A big shark came and helped him.That's how mangonui got its name.

Moehuri  lived on Rangikapiti pa and had lots of babies.

They made houses and planted kumara. Moehuri sunk the waka and it
became a home for the shark.
It was a tapu place