Nō te mea he waka whakatārewa he kōrero mō ngā kaiwaka e whakarite ana hei noho tūroro me te whakahokia i te ngenge ki ētahi atu kaiwaka, pūkaha rānei, nō reira ngā paiukutanga. E rahi rawa ngā āhuatanga me ngā momo waka, e hīnau ana i te momo ngenge e tuku ana, ā, i ngā mahi e hiki ana ki a ratou. Kua oti nei ngā waka i ngā pouaka whakarato ngenge, ka mutu mai i te iti tonu mō te whakamahinga wehe, ki te rahi nui mō te tuku ngenge i te matatini. Nā ngā pūhiko whakaputa, ngā papa, me ngā kuia whakatakoto, ka whiwhi ai ki te wāhi me te whakahaere i te whakatārewa i te ngenge. He mea tino whai mana ngā āhuatanga haumaru, pērā i ngā toki pūtake mate urupare, ngā rara tirohanga uku, me ngā whakawhitinga ahi, hei tiaki i ngā take hapa e pā ana i te wā i whakatārewa ai. He mea nui ngā waka whakatārewa i ngā whenua, pērā i te whakatere, hanganga, me te manu porori, hei whakamana i te mea ko ngā kaiwaka me ngā pūkaha e hiahiatia ana i te ngenge kia mahi pūmau.