I te tau 1990 ka whakarite Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou mā Mātahi Avauli Whakataka Brightwell tētahi waka e auaha hei whakanui i te e 150 tau mai i te hainatanga o te Tiriti o Waitangi. I tapaina te waka nei ki te ingoa o te waka o Māui, Te Aio o Nukutaimemeha. I te marama o Āperira o te tau 1999 ka oti te waka te tārai. I tēnei wā kei te takoto te waka ki Rangitukia, e pātata ana ki te awa o Waiapu, ko tōna tauihu e anga atu ana ki te maunga o Hikurangi.
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