"Makere was a chief of the Ati-awa, his pa being Manu-korihi, which is on the northern bank of the Wai-tara river. He was a composer of songs, and Tu-Raukawa, a high priest and a chief of the Ngāti Rua-nui, was his rival as a composer."
Biographical sources
- Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 341.
Traditional
- "He Tangi Mo Tara-Moana/A Lament For Tara-Moana." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 340-345.