Nā ngā kaihanga waka whakatārewa whakamihinare i te mahi nui rawa i roto i te rōpū tautaki āwhērangi. Nā rātou i whakamahi i tōna mātauranga hoki i roto i te hanga motokā me te whakahaere pūnui āwhērangi kia hanga ai ngā waka mihinare e pai ana, e whai hua ana. Nā rātou hoki i wheako i ngā matāwhero whai mana hei hanga i ngā poito pūnui tū whakatetonga me ngā rōpu whakahaere whakawāhi e taea te whakarite i te tika o te pūnui i waenganui i te taenga mai me te tahua atu. Nā rātou hoki i whakauru i ngā momo huarahi matataki, pērā i ngā rāngitaki pūnui whakaputa me ngā momo whakarato ā-momoe, hei whakangahau i ngā pūtake ā-pūnui. Ki te noho tū tonu i runga i ngā whakapakoko ā-wāhanga hou me ngā tikanga whakahau, ka taea e ngā kaihanga waka whakatārewa whakamihinare te tuku i ngā mahi e pa ana ki ngā hiahia e huri nei o te rōpū āwhērangi, me te whakapai i te haumaru me te whaiwhai o ngā mahi whakamihinare.