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Kōrero: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro

Te whiu kōtaha

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Spear throwing with the kataha

Ko te whiu tao me ērā momo rākau maka, he hākinakina hei āwhina i ngā toa e takatū ai rātou i roto i te pakanga. Kei te whiu te tangata nei me tētahi kataha kia tawhiti atu ai te whiu.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Elsdon Best, Games and pastimes of the Maori. Wellington: Government Printer, 1925

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ross Calman, Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro – Athletic pursuits, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/39339/spear-throwing-with-the-kataha (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ross Calman, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.