Patu-Wairua "belonged to Ngāti Maru, a tribal division of the people of the Taranaki district, inhabiting the Waitara valley. He was a younger brother of Tu-tahanga; and they were sons of Haere-ao."
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. 367.
Traditional
- "He Tangi/A Lament." 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. 366-367.