 That mountain now bears the name Maahanui, and the coastline between Banks Peninsula and the Waitaki River is called Te tai o Maahanui (the tides of Maahanui).Māui wanted to know where fire came from, so one night he went among the villages of his people and put all the fires out.Māui's mother Taranga, who was their , said that someone would have to ask Mahuika, the goddess of fire, for more.