Kukurarangi was "a somewhat noted Matakite, or seer."
Biographical sources
- "History and Traditions of the Taranaki Coast." Journal of the Polynesian Society 18.72 (1909): 203.
Traditional
- "Aha Te Hau E Pa Mai Nei?/What Is The Wind That Hither Blows?" In ‘History and Traditions of the Taranaki Coast.’ Journal of the Polynesian Society 18.72 (1909): 203-204.
- Ngāti Toa used this mata, or vision, which was composed by Kuku-rangi, as a ngeri, or war- dance, as they embarked on their raids on Kai-apohia. [Journal of the Polynesian Society 18.72 (1909): 203.]