Tērā a Tūrongo kei te tatari kia hauhaketia tana kūmara, ā, kia mene mai i a ia ngā kai pērā i a Whatihua, ka karanga ai a ia kia haria mai a Rua-pū-tahanga.Meanwhile Tūrongo was waiting for his sweet potatoes to be harvested, so that he would have food stored up like Whatihua, at which point he would send for Rua-pū-tahanga.