There once was a great Ngati Porou Chief named Taina Te Ngahue.

Traveling south for a Hui in Oeipoti with another chief called Manawa.

and on his travels he was told of an evil phsyco named Taiaroa and to watch out for his Taniwha.

When in Otepoti Taina was greeted by a kuia singing a waiata and young boys doing a haka.

When Manawa saw him it resulted in a hongi. (a traditional custom of rubbing the noses together) When Taina went to sleep he heard someone say "wheres the kumara.'' Taina awoke

and saw two Taniwha and a man with grey hair"Taiaroa"he mumbled. then the man looked straight at him his eyes glowing red. Taina picked up his Taiaha then the man vanished into thin air with an arm full of kumara the Taniwha escaping with a lot of kaimoana.

The next night at the Hui Taina told Manawa of Taiaroa and his Taniwha. So Manawa got his best warriors to hide in the kumara pit and a fleet of ten waka to look for the Taniwha. the men and the waka were never seen again. That night Taina went to the top of Otepotis highest mountain and prayed all night to Tangaroa god of the seas to capture and kill these Taniwha.

In the morning Taiaroa rode in on his Taniwha and slowly followed Manawa.

At noon warriors found Manawas headless body in his whare. Tangaroa replied to Taina in his sleep saying the Taniwha will be dead by morning. So Tangaroa rose from the sea and froze the

Taniwha into stone. Creating white island and green island Taina sent a message to Tuturangiwhiu to take up the responsibility of Manawas Tangi. meanwhile he would confront Taiaroa. when Taina got to the end of the peninsula and he heard a noise so he turned around and to his surprise Tuturangiwhiu was with his men and was carrying Taina's favourite Taiaha.

Tika tonu was being yelled in the distance Taina grabbed his Taiaha and got ready when a flurry of red lightning and dust was happening at the tip when Taiaroa was showing, Taina chopped off his head. Thats why at the end of the peninsula its called Taiaroa head.