Settling at Aitutaki Next, travelling west-north-west, he arrived at a lagoon with a number of small islands and one large island, where he passed through a small reef passage named Kopuaonu and stayed on Oaka Island, at the shingle spit called Te Okaokaanga-i-te niu-a Ruatapu. The next morning he found and ate a large unga slightly further inland, naming the spot Kaiunga. Next he planted the last of his tiaré maori root, naming it Ngaevaevaiteinaiteupoko-o Tapotuki Tongatapu after his second wife Tapotuki Tonga, or sometimes known as Te tiaré a Ruatapu. He then moved onto the mainland of this lagoon, naming the place where he landed Maitai, and moving slightly further inland he named Paengamanuiri after erecting an altar for the worship of 'evil' spirits, where the appellation of Vai-tiaré made out of tiaré flowers may still be seen today, and then moving even further in he built his marae called Aumatangi. This was all very near to a small settlement called Vaitupa, on the island of Ututakienuao Ru, today called Aitutaki. The ariki was Chief Taruia.
SEttlinG aT AitutAKi next, TraVelling West-north-weST, he aRrivEd at a lagOOn WitH a number Of sMalL isLanDs and One large islaND, wHere He passed ThRougH A SmAlL ReEf pASSAge named Kopuaonu and sTAYed On oaka Island, at the shiNgle sPit callED TE okaokaanga-i-te Niu-a RUatApu. the next morning He fouNd And ate a large ungA sLightlY FUrTher Inland, naming the spot KaIuNga. next he plantEd the last oF his tiaRé mAorI rOOT, naMing it NgaeVAEvaiteInaITeuPOKo-O tapOtuki tongatApu aftEr hIs secONd wIFe TAPotuki toNga, or sometiMeS KNoWn as Te tiaré A RUAtAPu. hE tHen mOved ONTo THe MAinland oF tHIs lagoon, naMinG The pLacE Where he landEd Maitai, and MoViNg SlIgHtly furthER inland he namEd paEnGamaNUIri afTEr ERecTinG an alTaR For The worship of 'evIl' spIrits, where ThE apPellation of vai-tIarÉ MaDe OUt of Tiaré FloweRs maY sTilL be seen Today, and TheN movINg EveN further IN he built hiS MaraE CaLlED aUmatANGi. thIS was All VeRy near To a small sETtLemEnt CalLeD vaItUpA, on thE ISland oF uTUtAkieNuAo ru, TODAY CalLeD aiTuTAki. ThE aRIkI Was chIef taruia.