Punga is a son of Tangaroa, the god of the sea, and when Tāwhirimātea (god of storms) made war against his brothers after they separated Rangi and Papa (sky and earth), the two sons of Punga, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, had to flee for their lives.
Punga is a son of Tangaroa, the god of the sea, and when Tāwhirimātea (god of storms) fought his brothers after they separated Rangi and Papa (sky and earth), Punga's sons, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, had to flee for their lives.