Ko Ngaputahi he nohanga o Te Moana-a-Toi. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko Te Moana-a-Toi he takiwā o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui taua takiwā.