He waka āhuarangi ngā waka pūngao, he mea hanga noa iho hei whakatiki i te pūngao, he take matua mo ngā whenua rerekē. Mo ngā waka pūngao whenua, ka whakamahia ngā takapū nui i roto i ngā rau hou e pā ana i te toki, pērā mai i te toki tahuri riro rānei. Mō ngā waka pūngao moana, he waka nui rawa atu, e taea ana te tuku i ngā maha o ngā pūngao ki waenganui i ngā rohe nui. Kāore i te whakawehi i ngā reta pai ki te taki i te pūngao ki runga, ki raro, ko ngā whakaaetanga haumaru hoki, pērā mai i ngā takapū rua, ngā puera whakamutu ā-wāhi, me ngā reta whakamatau tupeka. He mea nui rawa atu ngā waka nei i roto i te rorohiko pūngao, hei whakangungu i te tuku pūngao ki ngā whare pūngao, ki ngā waka, me ngā kaiwhakamahi kē.