 The slaughter was so great that the Waimako stream ran red with blood and while the Ngāti Whātua suffered large losses, the Ngāpuhi also lost several chiefs including Te Ahu, Te Puhi, Hare Hongi (Hongi Hika's son).Te Ruki Kawiti took a number of Ngāti Whātua captive and refused to hand them over to Hongi Hika, preferring instead to return them to their own people to whom he was related.As the triumphant victors returned home they saw enemy heads stuck on posts by celebrating members and one captured woman was eaten at a certain point by members of the hapu of Patuone and Tāmati Wāka Nene.