 According to tradition, Uenuku was a descendant of Tūmatauenga and became angry when his wife, Takarita, committed adultery with two other men, so he killed all three of them.To add insult to injury, he cooked her heart and fed it to his son Ira.Her brother, Tawheta, was more than upset with this, and so gathered a group of men and ambushed five of Uenuku's sons.