E ai ki a Pei Te Hurinui o Waikato-Maniapoto, n膩 T膩whaki ng膩 toi huarewa i kakea ai, ka riro m膩i ai ng膩 Kete o te M膩tauranga, ng膩 Whatu Kura, me te hiringa o te Mahara. Heria ai e ia he ipu wai. Ng膿ng膿 ana, hiainu ana, n膩 te waiora mai i aua ipu i whai ora, i whai ngoi ai a ia. Koia nei te tikanga o te ingoa nei, Te Ipu o te Mahara. Kei te whakairo nei te tohu Poutama, ng膩 p奴 raraunga, me the piki ake i a Papatuanuku (k膩k膩riki) ki a Ranginui (kikorangi).
According to Waikato-Maniapoto lore it was T膩whaki who ascended into the heavens to obtain the sacred baskets of knowledge, the stones of consolidation, and thus of the depth and breadth of thought (Mahara). On his endeavours he became weary and fatigued so he turned to the gourds (Ipu) for sustenance and strength. Hence the meaning of Te Ipu o te Mahara. The symbol has elements of the Poutama design; convergences of data points; and the ascendance from the earth (green) to the sky (blue).