Maui and the fishing trip Maui, being the trickster of the Gods, was not welcome to go fishing with his brothers. This did not deter him and he hid the Waka (Māori canoe) under some flax mats. He had with him the magical jawbone of his Grandmother to use as a hook. At dawn the brothers went out fishing but Maui went unnoticed. Fierce winds blew them offshore where they usually fished. Maui came out from his hiding place and cast his magical hook. It wasn't long before Maui felt a tug and a great weight on his line. When he started pulling it up his brothers became frightened and wanted Maui to cut the line with a stone adze. He refused and he pulled and he strained until a giant stingray surfaced from the murky depths. The greedy brothers jumped on the back of the giant fish and started cutting and fighting over it. The giant fish became the land and rough cuts on it's back became the jagged lines of mountain ranges. This is how Maui pulled up the North Island of New Zealand from the sea. Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately 3.5 tons. Carved by Ken Blum and Woody Woodward. Maui and the fire Hine Ahu One Raukata-uri and Raukata-mea Papatuanuku and Ranginui Paikea and the Whale Te Awatea He Waka Kehua Wahanui - Gateway Poukai - Ancient Eagle Tuatara Abel Tasman Waka