Pikihuia was of the Tuhoe tribe of the Urewera district, a noted composer of songs…. Another name for Pikihuia was Paraone, his father’s name being Te Ngahuru, and he was a younger brother of Waiari. Kumara was their grandmother.
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. 69
Traditional
- "He Tangi Mo Te Mai-Taranui/A Lament For Te Maitaranui." 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. 68-71.
- "The text as recorded here is from the book by Elsdon Best B. 3/4, which was dictated by Te Whatu (Paitini Wi Tapeka), but some parts have been corrected" (Nga Moteatea Pt 2: 69).
- "He Tangi Mo Kumara/A Lament For Kumara." 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: 76-77.
- "He Tangi Tawhiti/A Song From Afar." 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. 152-157.