Pakiri an expert carver, was a sister of Mohi Otene of Mangamuka and was of the aristocracy of Mangamuka.
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. 117.
Music
- "He Waiata Whaiaipo/A Song of Love." 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. 116-117.
- "Ngakuru Pene Hare contributed the text and explanations of this song" (Nga Moteatea Part II: 117).