 He didn't appear in manuscripts or oral discourse until late in the 19th century.At least two references to him from 1891 appear in Edward Tregear's "The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary", where he is described as "God, the Supreme Being", and as a figure in Moriori genealogy, but as Tiki's descendant.A third reference might be found in the same book under Ngāti Maniapoto's genealogy.