Many years ago one clear starry night, there was a brave chief called
Moehuri who sailed from Hawaiki. The ocean was as calm as gentle
waterfall flowing. Finally, Moehuri saw land ahead. Moehuri chanted
a karakia, soon a giant  shark approached beside Moehuri’s waka.
Mohuri said to the shark ‘‘Guide us safely.’’ When they reached the
shore, Moehuri named the place Mangonui after the giant shark.

Soon they settled on Rangikapiti Pa. They built huts to live in and
they cropped kumara to eat. Soon later,Moehuri sunk Ruakaramea
waka. It became a tapu place and a home for the shark that lead the
people to Mangonui.