Nā ngā waka rūri tōnua i te whakariterite āhuatanga kiko mārū me te wehenga nui, ka huri he pai noa iho ki te whakamahinga hei tuku i ngā momo wai e rerekē ana. Ko te hanga i te tokiroa kiko whakapuaki tino pai ki te whawhai ki te kohi, e tirotiro ana i te whakapuakitanga o te rūri me te haumanu o te kaiwhakarite i te ara whakatere. Ka taea e ngā waka nei te whakahaere i te pūtahi o ngā wai, mai i ngā manawa me ngā uku horoi ki ngā mumutai me ngā taonga kai - whakarite. Kua whakaritea rātou i ngā raraunga pumau pai rawa, i ngā raraunga matatau me ngā raruraru matua, e kite ana i ngā whiwhe kawe me ngā pūtake whakamutu ā-wāhi ā-wā. Ko te whakamahi i ngā tokiroa kiko whakapuaki e huihui ana hoki ki te oranga pūtaiao pai ake me te utu whakahaere iti ake, me te nui o te tono pai me te pūtea iti ake mo ngā mahi tuku wai.