A long long time ago,as if we were in the days of the dinosaurs lived two proud maunga above and below the pristine pacific ocean.There two maunga were deeply in love as if they were ranginui the sky father and papatuanuku the earth mother. However,Maungarei stood tall above the sea as if he was sir edmund hillary and Rangitoto below the deep blue sea as if she was the earth's core.
It wasn’t all happy joy joy because these two lovebirds were separated by litres and litres of pacific ocean and could not see each other as if they were blinded by love.
Maungarei and Rangitoto could not see each other but still communicated through a song as if they were big blue whales.
Day and day there lava grew by listening to the his lovely tune then rangitoto was ready than ever to meet the man