"Tarei, according to the statement by Paitini Wi Tapeka of Tuhoe, was a wife of Te Maitaranui".
Biographical sources
- Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha: The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. Apirana Ngata and trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 2. Wellington, N.Z.: Published for the Polynesian Society by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1961. 181.
Traditional
- "He Waiata Tangi Mo Tawhio/A Song of Lament For Tawhio." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha: The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. Apirana Ngata and trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 2. Wellington, N.Z.: Published for the Polynesian Society by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1961. 180-181.
- The text was dictated by Paitini to Elsdon Best (Nga Moteatea Pt. 2: 181).