Mahinarangi and Turongo Whatihua had again triumphed over his younger brother in the affair of the Aotea lady, Ruaputahanga, and Turongo was disconsolate. He was very much depressed in mind, and to ease the pain in his heart the unhappy Turongo proceeded to pull down his house, on which he had lavished so much care. After he had completely dismantled the building, he dragged the carved pillars to the beaches and threw them into the sea. Turongo was a tortured soul, and often he was seen on the wind-swept sand dunes gazing wildly out to sea. Now and then he would raise his voice and chant his melancholy song into the teeth of the gale. The people listened in awe to this cry of anguish from their young chieftain. In time the words of the song were memorised, and in order to soothe the great sorrow in Turongo's heart they popularised his song; and parties often got together to sing it in chorus. This plan worked well, and enabled Turongo to take a grip of himself. He now recalled to mind the stories that he had heard of a noted beauty of the name of Mahinarangi, who lived on the East Coast in the Heretaunga (now Hawke's Bay) District. He made up his mind to leave Kawhia for good, and he discussed his plans with his father. Tawhao was a wise old man, and he told his son that he had decided to divide the tribal domain in two. The lands