I te wā a muri ake anō, ka tae mai a Pāoa, tupuna o Ngāti Paoa, ki a Hauraki. Nō reira, ka moea ngā uri o Pāoa ki ngā uri o Ngāti Tai, he nui rawa ngā herenga whakapapa i waenganui i ngā iwi e rua nei. Engari, he kōrero i tuku iho nā te Pākehā te whakaaro ""ko Ngāti Tai he hapū o Ngāti Paoa"", nā te mea, i te wā o te haerenga mai o ngā Pākehā ki Tāmaki, ko Ngāti Pāoa te iwi nui atu ki a Ngāti Tai o taua rohe. Hei tā Ngāti Tai, hei whanaunga kē rātou ki a rātou.