 Upon landing, Paoa and his crew ventured inland to the interior mountain ranges to find suitable materials to repair the vessel.It was on the mountain that we now know as Maungahaumi, where he found the totara trees that were used to repair and bring together the hull and bow pieces of the waka.From this experience, Paoa named the mountain from the Maori words (mountain) and (to join together), as a testament to the resources the mountain provided towards repairing the waka.