Story: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro

This poupou (carving), from Tamatekapua meeting house, Ōhinemutu, shows the Te Arawa ancestor Tamatekapua walking on stilts. He used stilts to steal fruit belonging to the chief Uenuku in Hawaiki (the homeland). Uenuku's resulting anger was one reason Tamatekapua decided to leave Hawaiki and come to New Zealand on Te Arawacanoe.