Thousands killed,
Millions displaced,
The real price of oil
And so he created a string map of the southern ocean area that took into account the movements of the sun, recalibrated now for the longer days.
This allowed for more accurate daytime navigation.
On his return to the whare wananga at Wharerangi, Maui announced his findings to the tohunga there showing them the longer days in his string map.
The fireside children’s story of the legend of Maui catching the Sun has its origins in his scientific discovery
In the whare wananga at Tiroa, Hangatiki and other locations, the sacred account of Maui[s] Voyages into what the Europeans call the southern oceans, were remembered.
Maui is remembered also as the maker of oceanic string maps, and on his first trip to this latitude he realised that during summer, the days were longer.