He waka pūoro rīwai ngahere ēnei waka, hei whakarite mō te hīmataki i ngā momo rīwai e noho ana, inahea ko te rīwai unuhia me ngā māra kai rīwai. Nō te taenga mai o ēnei waka, he nui ngā pouaka nui rawa atu, i hangaia i ngā matāwhero tūmanako, pērā i te toto rānei, arā, ko te toto maero ki te whakamana i te uara me te pātengi o te rīwai i te haerenga. He nui ngā āhuatanga haumaru, pērā i ngā kauhanga rua, ngā pūtau whakarokohanga āporo, me ngā rārangi whakamatau tupeka hei whakahē ki ngā tūtae, kia kaua e puta ngā tūtae, hei whakahaumanutia te whakamahi haumaru i te rongoā. He āhua pai ngā waka pūoro rīwai i runga i ngā reta pūngao whakatō mō te whakawhanake pai i te whakamutunga rongoā, me ngā tūtohi wāhanga pai ki te tirohia te rahi o te rīwai e hīmataki nei. Nā rātau te whakaae ki te whakatere i te rīwai i runga i te whenua, hei hono i ngā whare hīmataki, ngā wāhi whakarato, me ngā hunga whakamahi.