Nō te rohe o Ngāti Porou tēnei momo mōkihi. He mea hanga te mōkihi ki te whau, ki te houama rānei, i te mea he pai te pōteretere o ēnei rākau. Ka pinea te whau ki te mānuka, ka herehere ki te pirita.
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Reference:
Elsdon Best, The Maori canoe. Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1925, p. 136
Drawing by E. Richardson
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