Nuku was the wife of Takarangi-atua.
Biographical sources
- "He Tangi Ano Mo Takarangi-Atua/Another Lament For Takarangi-Atua." 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. 391.
Traditional
- "He Tangi Ano Mo Takarangi-Atua/Another Lament For Takarangi-Atua." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata and trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 390-391.