Tama-nui-te-ra had two wives,
Hine-takurua and
Hine-raumati. The child of Tama-nui-te-ra and Hine-raumati, Tane-rore is credited with the origin of dance. The
wiri trembling hand action performed during the
haka dance is a physical representation of the
shimmering heat referred to in many different hakas around the motu but the main haka would refer to "Te haka a Tane Rore". It is Māori belief that on occasions when the land is so hot that the air shimmers, you can see Tane-rore perform a
haka for his mother. The
wiriwiri or shimmering air is reminiscent of his trembling hand actions. ==References==