He moana nui he kohinga wai totetote e mau ki he nuinga o te wai o te nuku ki roto. Kei te nuku, ka kī, he moana tētahi o ngā wehenga aru tikanga o te Moana Nui o te Ao, e uhi i ngā hautoru e rua o te mata o te nuku. Ko ēnei te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, me te Moana Nui Ranatiki, me te Moana Nui Inia, me te Moana-ki-te-Tonga, me te Moana-i-te-Tokerau.