On the east seashore of New Seeland, the Whangara people believe their presence there date back a thousand old age or more than to a individual ascendant, Paikea, who escape decease when his canoe capsize by ride to shore on the dorsum of a giant. From so on, Whangara head, ever the first-born, ever male, have got be see Paikea’s direct posterity. Pai, an 11-year-old miss in a patriarchal New Seeland folk, believe she is destine to be the new head. But her gramps Koro is jump by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai love Koro more than than anyone in the universe, but she must contend him and a thousand old age of tradition to carry through her fate.