Ko te Whare Tata ki te Puna Arataki e whakamahia ana i ngā pokapū tāone hei whai mōhio ki te whakapai ake i te punaha huarahi. Ko ngā āhuatanga o te whakaputa arataki i te hoahoa e āwhina ai i ngā kaiwhilwhi kia kitea me te neke haere kore whiti, ināianei e tatari ana rātou mō te waka. Ka ataahua ake ngā ara me ngā wāhi tūmatanui, ā, ka āwhina i ngā pokapū tāone kia ataahua ake me te whai whakaaro ki te kaiwhilwhi.