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According to legend, Paikea came to New Zealand(Aotearoa) from the Pacific Islands on the back of a whale many centuries ago. Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia. The whale took Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara(East Coast of the North Island).

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Myths, shaped by the culture, are important to Koro as it is a form of passing down Maori tradition and culture to the future generations. It is also important that the knowledge and information that the elders, like Koro, have are passed down through words to keep the Maori culture alive.

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The myth of Paikea gives Koro an idea of how he is suppose to behave. For example, " he favoured the male " similarly to Uenuku who favoured his seventy sons.

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Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia in the present day Cook Islands. This favouritism made Paikea's elder brothers extremely jealous and wanted to do something about it. They wanted to end the life of Paikea while fishing offshore and tell Uenuku he drowned. However, the night before the trip, Paikea overheard his brothers’ evil plans. When at sea the next day, Paikea foiled their plan by deliberately sinking the canoe and drowning all his brothers. Paikea clung onto a canoe plank and awaited his own death. It was then that a whale appeared and lifted Paikea onto his back. The whale took Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara. There, Paikea began a new and prosperous life.

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According to legend, Paikea came to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands on the back of a whale many centuries ago. His descendants include the Ngāti Kuri people of Kaikōura. Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia in the present day Cook Islands. He was the only son who escaped Ruatapu's wrath by calling upon the sea God for help. The sea God sent him a whale and Paikea rode on the whale’s back to safety

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The myth of Paikea in the novel shows the importance of mythology and culture to the Maori people. It explains how Whangara came about and why the Maori people appreciate environment and were determined to protect the whales. The myth of Paikea also explains why Koro believed that only males could become leaders and resented Kahu for being a girl.

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A whale took Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara just north of present day Gisborne. Here, Paikea began a new and prosperous life.

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Myths were important to koro as they were a part of the Mauro culture passed down through many generations through oral tradition. These myths taught the people how to live such as the system where only males are given the right to be leaders

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Myths are important to Koro as it explains what the Maori ancestors do in the pass in order to keep them alive. Koro thinks that as the chief, he must strictly follow what was said in the myths

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Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia in the present day Cook Islands. This favouritism made Paikea's elder brothers extremely jealous. They conspired to kill Paikea while fishing offshore and tell Uenuku he drowned. But the night before the trip Paikea feigned sleep and overheard his brothers plotting. When far out to sea Paikea foiled their plan by deliberately sinking the canoe and drowning his brothers.

Now adrift in a great ocean, Paikea clung to a canoe plank and awaited his own death. It was then that Tohorā the whale appeared and lifted Paikea onto his great back. Tohorā took Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara just north of present day Gisborne. Here, Paikea began a new and prosperous life.

Many years later one of Paikea's sons, Tahupotiki, traveled further south and became the founder of the great South Island tribe of Ngāi Tahu. It is from Tahupotiki and Paikea that the Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kuri of Kaikōura claim descent.

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the myth of Paikea explains why Koro Apirana was traditional and believed that only males were superior nd only they are able to take over the tribe whereas women are unable to do so. the myths gives creativities and ideas to the story (the whale rider) , and allowed it to be more interesting

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Paikea came to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands on the back of a whale. The whale took Paikea to Whangara where Kahu's tribe is located.

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Myths shape and are also shaped by cultures, thus the myth of Paikea is important to Koro as it tells Koro of his roots. The myth of Paikea has been passed down through many generations and will still be, giving Koro a sense of pride and identity to his culture and himself. Hence, he is dedicated to his culture and the myth is important to him. The myth of Paikea also provides a guideline of how chieftainship is to be passed down for him thus he does not take the myth lightly although the meaning of the myth has been misintepreted by men to become discriminating against women.

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The myth of Paikea gave context to the birth of Kahu and how her name came about. It also shows the importance of traditional myths to the Maori people. This gives the Maori people a sense of identity and tells them where they originated from.

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According to the legend, Paikea was the youngest and most favourited son of the Chief Ueneku of the island of Mangaia, which is the more commonly know as the Cook Islands. His brothers, who were very unhappy about the unfair treatment, conspired to drown and kill Paikea when they fish offshore. However, Paikea overheard their plot to kill him. When they were far out in the sea, Paikea deliberately sunk the canoe, drowning all of his brothers, and clung on to a wooden plank to await his own death. It was then that a whale rose up from the depths of the oceans and carried Paikea on his back, thus saving his life. The whale carried Paikea on his back to the north of New Zealand, hence founding the settlement of Whangara, which is near the north of present day Gisborne. Paikea then lead a prosperous life, and his descendants now live there in present day North Island of New Zealand.

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The myth of Paikea explains why Koro did what he did and believed in a certain way. It also provides an understanding of how Whangara came about and their history. It also provides the setting for many themes in the story.

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According to legend, Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangala in the present day Cook Island. This made Paikea's brothers extremely jealous, therefore they came up with a plan to kill Paikea wihile fishing offshore and tell Uenuku that he drowned. But Paikea knew about it and ended up killing his brothers before they could kill him. As he was about to die,  Tohorā appeared and saved him. He brought Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara just north of present day Gisborne, which is where Paikea began a new and prosperous life.

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The myth of Paikea was important to Koro as it teaches him how to act as a leader, to be 'courageous, be connected to the nature, etc". The myth also teaches the indigenous group about geography, history of the Maori and shapes the culture of the people. Hence, it is important to Koro as it is a major source of culture and it also helps to teach the newer generations about traditions and ethnics, as well as how they should behave. They will in turn have ideologies of their personal beliefs or interpretations of the myths and this would influencce how they act and also be passed down to the later generations of indigenous people.

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Paikea came from the one of the pacific islands and rode a whale to Whangara which is located in New Zealand.

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- Pacific islands (where Paikea is from)
- Whangara (where Paikea was brought to by the whale and settled down to form the tribe in which Kahu is currently in)
- Aotera (New zealand)

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The myth of Paikea explains why Koro acts in such a manner, perhaps due to his personal interpretation of the myth. It also allows the entrance of Kahu into the story as Kahu was a descendant of Paikea and allows his story to develop. the myth is also the main setting of the story and many topics and themes were taken from the myth to be referenced in the book.

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Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia in the present day Cook Islands. This favouritism made Paikea's elder brothers extremely jealous. They planned to kill Paikea while fishing offshore and tell Uenuku he drowned. the night before the trip Paikea pretended to be asleep and overheard his brothers plotting. When far out to sea Paikea deliberately sank the canoe and drowning his brothers.
adrift in a great ocean, awaited his own death on a canoe plank. then that Tohorā the whale appeared and lifted Paikea onto his back. Tohorā took Paikea south to New Zealand and the settlement of Whangara just north of present day Gisborne. Here, Paikea began a new and prosperous life.

Many years later one of Paikea's sons, Tahupotiki, traveled further south and became the founder of the great South Island tribe of Ngāi Tahu. It is from Tahupotiki and Paikea that the Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kuri of Kaikōura claim descent.