Te Whakarewarewa-tanga-o-te-ope-taua-a-Wāhiao (The Uprising of the Army of Wāhiao) is home to the Ngāti Wāhiao people . Over 300 years ago, a war party led by the warrior Wāhiao had gathered and, hidden by geothermal steam, performed a Haka before charging into battle.  To those familiar to the village they call it Whakarewarewa or Whaka.