Nā runga i ngā waka mīhini āporo kē e whakamahi ana hei kaiwhakahoki mīhini ki ngā iwi o ngā waka rereake. Kua hanga ngā waka nei me ngā poaka whakarato mīhini kino tūmanako, me ngā pūngao whakatō mīhini matangaro hei whakamahere i te whakatuku mīhini i raro i ngā tikanga pai. Kua whakaritea hoki ngā rauemi matatau mīhini me te waipū nui hei whakamana i te taurite mīhini, e hia noa iho he mea nui mō te whai wāhi o ngā iwi. Ko ngā tohu haumaru he mea nui anō, e āhei ana ki ngā puaka whakakore ake i te wā o te āporo, ki ngā rangitaki ahi, me ngā rauemi takoto whenua hiko i te tirohanga hiko hei whakawehe i ngā ahi hiko tirohanga. Nō reira, ka hanga ngā waka mīhini āporo kia āhua motuhake, kia taea te whakawāhia ki ngā wāhi tūnga iwi katoa ki runga i te marae āporo. Ki te mahi pai tonu rātau me ngā tohu haumaru, ka kitea ko tēnā he wāhanga nui i roto i ngā mahi whakapuaki āporo i ngā taone āporo.