 His brothers would not lend him any bait, so he struck himself on the nose and baited the hook with his blood.He pulled up a giant fish which would become the North Island of New Zealand, known as "Te Ika-a-Māui"; the valleys and mountains of the island were made by his brothers chopping up the fish for themselves.In some traditions his waka became the South Island, known as "Te Waka a Māui".