Howe puts it more strongly, stating that Smith's great fleet was "a fabrication", and that Simmons "also demonstrated that Smith manipulated tradition and other evidence to produce the story he wanted." Ideas of Māori origins, 1920s–2000, New UnderstandingArchivado el 16 de abril de 2009 en Wayback Machine..
Howe puts it more strongly, stating that Smith's great fleet was "a fabrication", and that Simmons "also demonstrated that Smith manipulated tradition and other evidence to produce the story he wanted." Ideas of Māori origins, 1920s–2000, New UnderstandingArchivado el 16 de abril de 2009 en Wayback Machine..