He hanga ngā waka mīhini hei whakatere i te mīhini, he take hiranga nui mo ngā pūtēte, ngā paheka, ngā waka, me ngā whakamahi ā-motu. Hei tirohanga i ngā poaka nui e hanga nei, ka whakamahia ngā rauemi whai kaha pēnei i te totoara me te totoara kōwhai, hei whakatika i ngā taumata me ngā pāpaho o te mīhini i te haerenga. Ko te oranga kotahi hei whakamana, inahea ko ngā whare rua-kawe, ngā tūru whakarite wehi, me ngā rautaki whakamātau pūtake hei whakamutu i ngā pūkeko me te tiaki i te haerenga pai o te mīhini. E whakatetehia ana ngā waka mīhini i ngā reta pūngao hei whakawhiti mīhini pai, me ngā rauemi matika hei whakamātau i te rahi o te mīhini i whakatetehia. Kia whai mana rawa atu ki te hononga ā-whenua o te mīhini, hei whakarite i te whakatere pai o te mīhini ki ngā huringa o ngā whenua me ngā momo whakatere.