Te Ma-pere-tahi was "a descendant of Whakarae, the son of Te Huka-rere. Te Huka-rere was one of the chieftain ancestors of the Ngāti Porou area, and he was a grandson of Tu-whakairi-ora."
Biographical sources
- Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 29.
Other
- "He Oriori Mo Ta-Maunga-O-Te-Rangi/A Lullaby For Ta-Maunga-O-Te-Rangi." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 28-41.