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24 The narrow path is climbed, The broad path is climbed, The path by which was followed Your ancestors, Te Aonui, Te Ao-roa, Te Ao-whititera. Now you mount up To your Ihi, To your Mana, To the Thousands above, To your Ariki, To your Tapairu, To your Pukenga, To your WhanangaWananga (per errata) [sic], To your Tauira.

When Tawaki and Parekoritawa mounted to the Sky, they left behind them a token—a black moth—a token of the mortal body.

Pare gave birth to Uenuku (=Rainbow). Afterwards she brought forth Whatitiri (=Thunder). Hence the rainbow in the sky, and the thunder-clap.