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Kōrero: Traditional Māori warfare – Riri

Toki poutangata

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Toki poutangata

He toki poutangata tēnei. He tohu nō te rangatira, he tohu mana hoki. Ka taea tonu te whakamahi i tēnei rākau hei whakamate i te tangata. 

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Basil Keane, Traditional Māori warfare – Riri – Rākau Māori – Māori weapons and their uses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/37088/toki-poutangata (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 14 June 2012.