He oranga ngakau,

he pikinga waiora.
Positivefeelingsinyourheartwillenhanceyoursenseofselfworth.

Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi,

ka aweawe te ao katoa.
Artisticexcellencemakestheworldsitupinwonder.

 Sport Waikato 2010

Mori Games Contents

STICKGAMESANDEXERCISES.................................................................................................6
MAU,MATAU ............................................................................................................................... 6
TIRKAU .......................................................................................................................................7
TRKAU/TIRA ..............................................................................................................................9
HIAUE ........................................................................................................................................12
POIRKAU ...................................................................................................................................13
PAKIAKA ......................................................................................................................................14
HANDGAMES ....................................................................................................................... 16
KIATEKAU....................................................................................................................................16
KIAWHITU ...................................................................................................................................18
HIPITOITOI ...................................................................................................................................19
HEITAMATUTAMA ......................................................................................................................20
MEKE ..........................................................................................................................................21
BALLGAMES ......................................................................................................................... 24
HAKARIKI ....................................................................................................................................24
KIORAHI ....................................................................................................................................25
TAPAWAI .....................................................................................................................................27
TIURU ........................................................................................................................................29
POI ....................................................................................................................................... 32
POITOAHOROHOPU....................................................................................................................32
POITOASKILLDEVELOPMENTEXERCISESANDGAMES......................................................... 33
HANDTOHANDPASSING .................................................................................................................33
POITOARELAYS ............................................................................................................................33
LONGTRAINRUNNING ....................................................................................................................33
SPINNINGANDTHROWING.............................................................................................................34
CIRCLECATCHING .......................................................................................................................34
SPRINTCATCHING........................................................................................................................35
EASYTOMAKEPOI .........................................................................................................................35
OTHERGAMES...................................................................................................................... 38
MUTORERE .................................................................................................................................38
BREATHINGEXERCISES ....................................................................................................................39
KIARIMA .....................................................................................................................................39
PAPAKUPUGLOSSARYOFTERMS...................................................................................... 44
NGAKMUGAMES .....................................................................................................................44
TOHUTOHUDIRECTIONS ...............................................................................................................44
TETATAUCOUNTING ..................................................................................................................44
KUPUMAHIACTIONWORDS ........................................................................................................45
NGAWAHANGAOTETINANAPARTSOFTHEBODY ............................................................................45
KUPUHUADESCRIBINGWORDS ..................................................................................................45
MAHITAKOHELEISUREACTIVITIES .................................................................................................45

Stick games and exercises

Mau,Matau
Equipmentneeded
Rkau20mmthick,between90100cmtall.Oneforeachstudent

Numberofplayersrequired
Threeormoreplayers.Workswellwithlargeandsmallgroups.

Spacerequired
Aarealargeenoughfortostandinacirclewitharmslengthdistancebetweeneachstudent

Outcomesofthegame

Buildinglisteningskills
Developingreactionskillstocommands

Howtoplaythegame
1. Makeacircleandhavethemspacedonearmlengthapart
2. Giveeachparticipantarkau.Theymuststandtherkauupinfrontofthemholdittherewith
onlyonefingerwhichmustbeplacedontopofthestickonly
3. Therearetwocommands
Mau:Left
Matau:Right
4. Whenacommandisgiventheymusttaketheirfingeroffthestick,steptocommandedside
andcatchtherkau.Oncetheyhavecompletedthemovetheythenresetthestickwiththeir
fingeronthetopandstartagain.
5. Continuewithstepfouruntilyougetdowntotwoplayers.Whenthisoccurs,theplayersstand
oppositeeachotherandwhenthecommandisgiventheymustgoonthatsideoftherkauto
grabtheiroppositionsrkau.

Rules

Youwillneedapersontocallthecommands,whoispreferablynotadoingtheactions

Playersareeliminatedif

Theydontletgoofthestickandstepbeforegrabbingtherkau

Therkauthattheyweregoingfordropstothegroundbeforetheyareabletocaptureit

Therkauthataplayerhasjustletgoofisdeliberatelypushedawaybyanotherplayer

Variations
Peke:Jump

Playersmustjumpup,lettinggoofthestickandoncetheyhavelandedtheythengrabthestick
Muri(Front)andMua(Behind)
Callapositiontowhichtheplayersmustgo
Huri(Turn)
Playersmustturnaroundincirclewheretheyare
KiRaro(Down)
Playersmustdropdownintoacrouchstanceandperformwhatevercommandstheyhear.Tobe
releasedfromthatstancethecommandET!willbecalled

TiRkau
SeniorMovements:Righthandside
Forthisactivityitisbesttofocusoneachsideindividually
Thesemovementsarefortherightside;ineachofthesetherighthandisalwaysloosewiththe
lefthandisalwaysfirmontherkau
Makesurethatbothhandsareontherkauatalltimes.

Tkapa
Thesetupposition.Bothhandsholdingtherkau.
Palmsfacingupwards.
Righthandstaysloose

Tpara
Sliderighthandforwardandturnyourlefthandover
(palmdown)sothatthestickispointingforward.

Tpoua
Bringrkauintoanuprightposition
Donotletgooftherkau

Tpau
Pushyourlefthandouttotheleftsothatyourpalmturnsupwards.
Slidetherkauthroughyourrighthand.Rkaushotfinishparallel
withtheground.

Thesequence
ThemovementwillalwaysstartandfinishwiththesetuppositionTkapa(1).Thesequencewill
runfrom14andbackto1again,e.g.1,2,3,4,3,2,1tkapa,tpara,tpoua,tpae,tpoua,
tpara,tkapa

SeniorMovements:Lefthandside
Afterthegrouphasmasteredtherighthandsideyoucanmoveontothelefthandside.These
movementsarefortheleftsideineachofthesethelefthandisalwaysloosewiththerighthand
firmontherkau.Makesurethathandsareontherkauatalltimes.

Tkapa
Righthandstayslooseinthesetupposition.
Bothhandsholdingtherkau.
Palmsfacingupwards.
Lefthandstaysloose.

Tpara
Slidelefthandforwardandturnyourrighthandover(palmdown)so
thatthestickispointingforward.

Tpoua
Bringrkauintoanuprightposition
Donotletgooftherkau

Tpau
Pushyourrighthandouttotherightsothatyourpalmturnsupwards.
Slidetherkauthroughyourlefthand.
Rkaushouldfinishparallelwiththeground.

Thesequence
AgainthismovementwillalwaysstartandfinishwiththesetuppositionTkapa(1).Thesequence
willrunfrom14andbackto1again,e.g.1,2,3,4,3,2,1tkapa,tpara,tpoua,tpae,tpoua,
tpara,tkapa

Bothsidesprogression
Oncethestudentshavegraspedeachsidethentheycanbeputtogetherandthemovementwill
gorightleftrightleft..
Walkingforwardcanthenbeadded,studentswilltakeastepforwardastheymovethroughthe
sequence.e.g.Fourstepsforward,thenfourstepsbackwardstothestart.

TRkau/Tira
JuniorMovements
SometimesjuniorshavedifficultyincompletingthemorecomplexmovementsofTRkau.These
movementsaredesignedtobemorebasicandachievableforjuniorswhilestillusingtheMori
language.Thesebasicmovementscanthenleadintothemorecomplexseniormovements.

KiRungaKaRaro(KRKR1)
Raro

Runga

Holdrkauinhorizontalpositionwithbothhandsfacingup.
Performmovementbymovingrkauup(abovehead),anddown(inlinewithhips)
SaythewordsKIRAROwhenthestickisdownandKIRUNGAwhenthestickisup
Makesurethatallthestudentssaythewordstogether
Performincountsoften.

KiRungaKaRaro(KRKR2)
Raro

Runga

Holdrkauinhorizontalpositionwithbothhandsfacingdown.
Performmovementbymovingrkauup(abovehead),anddown(inlinewithhips)
SaythewordsKIRAROwhenthestickisdownandKIRUNGAwhenthestickisup
Makesurethatallthestudentssaythewordstogether
Performincountsoften.

Hurihia(HH)

Holdrkauinverticalpositioninfrontofbody.
Placehandsincentreoftherkauwithrighthandabovelefthand
Usebothhandstospintherkauinaclockwisedirection,alternatingbothhandstoallowthe
rkautospin.

Performincountsoften.
Swaphandsaroundfornewstartpositionwithlefthandaboverighthand.
Repeatprocessturningtherkauinananticlockwisedirection

KiTeTaha(KTT)

Mau

Tmata

Matau

Holdrkauinverticalpositioninfrontofbody.
PlacehandsincentreoftherkauwithrighthandabovelefthandsayingthewordTIMATA
Themovementisperformedbyusingyourwriststoturntherkausidetoside.
WhenthestickisturnedtotheleftsayMAU,thentotherightsayingMATAU
Againmakesurethatallstudentssaythewordaswellasdotheaction
Performincountsoften
Canalsoswaphandsaroundlefthandontoprightonbottomandrepeat

Teachingpoints
Bodypositions
Bodyandbackmustremainstraightanduprightthroughoutmovements
Keepheadupandfacingforward
Relaxshoulders
Kneesslightlybent

Sequence
1. Teachingandperformthefirstmovement(KRKR1)
2. Teachandperformthesecondmovement(KRKR2)
3. Combinebothmovementsperformingoneaftertheothere.g.KRKR1+KRKR2
4. TeachandperformKTTandHH
5. Afterlearningeachmovementcombineuntilstudentsareabletoperformallfourmovements
oneaftertheother

HiAue
Grouping
Participantsstandfacingapartner

Equipment
1stickperparticipant

Instructions

Stickcanbeheldwithwhateverhandholdiscomfortablewithhandsapart
Thefourmovesthatcanbeusedarepicturedbelow
ThestartingpersonchoosesonemoveandcallsoutHe.
ThepartnerrespondswithanotherdifferentmovecallingoutHe.
Participantstaketurnsuntilthetwoareholdingthesameposition;thefirstpersontocalloutOi
(similartothecardgameSnap)collectsapoint.
Oicanonlybecalledonceparticipantshavehad3moveseach.

SuggestedApproach

Speedingupthegamemakesitinterestingandchallenging.
Variationsinclude;
o Participantsmoveonaftereachroundwinnersplaywinnersandlosersplaylosers.
o Groupchallenge
e.g.allstartasmonkeys;1win=baboons,2wins=gorillas
Alossdropsyoudownalevelandawintakesyouup.
Youfindanotherplayeratyourleveltochallengeandcarryonuntilanoverall
championisdeclaredattheendofagiventime

PoiRkau
PoiRkauisafastpaced,cooperativegamewiththerkaupassedandthrownintimetoa
rhythmicalbeat;theclappingofhandsandthesingingofchantsisencouraged.
Youcanstartwithonekorariandastheptahibecomesconfidenttheycantryusingtwo,then
threekoraritoquickenupthegameandkeepeveryoneontheirtoes.
Iftheptahidropsthekorarithensomeoneelsefromthecirclehasaturnatbeingtheptahi.

Equipmentneeded
Korari/TiRkau

Numberofplayersrequired
Atleast5playersperteambutyoucanhaveupto15players

Spacerequired
Indoororoutdoorarea.

Howtoplaythegame:

Playersstandinacirclefacinginwardswithoneplayerstandingintheptahi(centreofthe
ring)
Theptahistartsthegamebythrowingthekorariuprighttosomeoneinthewi(circle)
Thatpersoncatchesthekorari(seedstalkoftheharakeke)withonehandkeepingitupright
andthenquicklypassesitusingeithertheirleftorrighthand,toapersonimmediatelytotheir
leftorright.
Thepersonwhoreceivesitthengrabsholdofitandthenthrowsituprightbacktotheperson
intheptahi
Theptahithrowsquicklyandrandomlyturningquicklytocatchandthenthrowthekorariina
cooperativemovement.

Outcomesofthegame

Buildingcommunicationskillsandcooperation
Developingquickreflexes

Pakiaka
Equipmentneeded
Rkauandmarkingsonthecourt

Numberofplayersrequired
Groupingsoffive

Spacerequired
Largeflatarea

Howtoplaythegame

Putstudentsintogroupsoffiveorsix.
Therearecertainfootmovementsthatmustbecompletedonthepakiaka.Thereissteady
progressioninthisactivitywhichisprovidedfromthedifferentlevelsofdifficulty.

Outcomesofthegame

Usedtostrengthenthelegs
Increaseagility,flexibility,speedandbalance

Rules

Atalltimesstudentsmustnottouchthepakiakagridwiththeirfeet.Ensurethestudents
aredoingthepakiakaontheballsoftheirfeet.
Anobjectiveofthepakiakaistoensurestudentskeeptheirheadsupwiththeireyes
lookingstraightaheadandnotonthegrid.Alsohavethestudentsdothegridwiththeir
handsonhips.
Studentsstartfromthebaseofthegrid.Toavoidanycollisionsensurethestudentsdothe
pakiakaoneatatime.Oncetheyhavecompletedthefulllengthofthegridtheyreturnto
thebeginningtorepeat.

Hand Games

KiaTekau
CountingforwardsandbackwardsinMori

Equipment
Noneneeded

AreaRequired
Anywherestudentscanbespacesevenly

Grouping
Studentsevenlyspacedinlines

Instructions

Firsttryeachactionindividuallybeforeputtingthemalltogether
Donottrytodothewholesequence(fromTAHItoTEKAU)thefirsttime;trygettoRIMAat
themost.
Theteacherwillkeepthepaceandeveryonewillsaythewordsastheydotheactionstart
slowlyandincreasethepaceslowly.
StartbyperformingthefirstactionandsayingTAHI
ThenrepeatthefirstactionsayingTAHIfollowedbythesecondactionandsayingRUA,
endingwiththefirstactionagainTAHIe.g.TAHI,RUA,TAHI
Continuethissequence,eachtimeaddingthenextactionandthenreturningbacktoTAHI
eachtimee.g.TAHITAHI,RUA,TAHITAHI,RUA,TORU,RUA,TAHITAHI,RUA,TORU,
WHA,TORU,RUA,TAHI.

SuggestedApproach

Werecommendthatjuniorsstartwiththefirstthreeactions,andseniorsbeginwithfirst
fiveactions.
Whenstudentsareconfidentaneliminationgamecanbedonewiththeclass.
Ifstudentsmissanactiontheyareeliminateduntilthereisanultimatechampion,increase
thespeedtoincreasethedifficulty
Students can then form groups to make up their own actions to the numbers and sequence
them together to share with the whole class

Tahi

Rua

Toru

Rima

Whitu

Iwa

Wha

Ono

Waru

Tekau
Tekau

KiaWhitu
Equipmentneeded
None

Numberofplayersrequired
5+players(Thisgameisgreatwithabiggroup)

Spacerequired:
Indoororoutdoorareawhereplayerscanbeevenlyspaced.

Outcomesofthegame
Buildinglisteningskills
LearningtocountforwardsinMori

Howtoplaythegame
(Thisgameismuchthesameaskiatekau)
Haveplayersspacedevenlyinlines
Tryeachactionindividually.
Theteacher/leaderwillkeepthepaceandeveryonewillsaythewordsastheydothe
actions.Startslowlyandincreasethepaceasthestudentsbecomemoreconfident.
Startwiththefirstactioncountinguptowhitu(seven).
Addinthenextactioncountinguptowhituthenyoucanstarttobuilduptheactionse.g.
thefirstactionscountinguptowhitufollowedbythesecondactionscountinguptowhitu
andsoon.Oncethestudentsbecomeconfidentyoucanaskthemtomakeupanaction
andaddittothesequence.
Oncethestudentsaremoreconfidentyoucanmakeitacompetitionandhaveplayers
eliminated.

Sequenceofactions;(countinguptowhitu)

Handsslapthethighs(uptowhitu)
Slapthethighs,clapthehands
Slapthethighs,clapthehands,clickthefingers
Slapthethighs,clickthefingers,clapthehands
Slapthethighs,clapthehands,taptheleftelbow,clapthehands,taptherightelbow,clap
thehands,slapthethighs
Thebeautyofthisgameisthatyoucangetthestudentstomakeuptheirownsequences
aslongastheygouptowhituorseven.

Hipitoitoi
Intendedoutcome(s)
Thestudentscould:

participateinawiderangeofngmahiaterhia(gamesandpastimes)activitiesand
identifythefactorsthatmadetheexperienceenjoyable(HPE1B2)
expresstheirownfeelingseffectivelyandlistentothoseofotherpeoplewhileworking
withothersinhand(andstring)games(HPE1C3)

Suggestedapproach
Thisgameisplayedwiththethumbsheldinfourdifferentpositionswhilethefistsareclenched
andthehandsareclosetogetherinfrontofthebody.

Positions

Boththumbsdown.
Boththumbsupright.
Rightthumbuprightandleftthumbdown.
Leftthumbuprightandrightthumbdown.

Rules

Thedefenderalwaysbeginsthegamebycalling"Ehipitoitoi!"whileplacingtheirhandsin
oneofthefourpositionsdiscussedabove.
Thechallengerreplieswith"Hipitoitoi"anddoesadifferentactiontothedefender.
Thiswillgoonuntiloneplayeriscaughtdoingthesameactionastheotherplayer,then
thelatterscoresapoint,calling"Hipitoitoir!"
Thewinnerofthepointthenrestartstheset,andtheyplayagain.
Eachtimeaplayerscoresapoint,theyrestartthesetbysayingthenumberofpointsthey
nowhavefollowedby"Ehipitoitoi!Forexample,"Tahi.Ehipitoitoi!","Rua.Ehipitoitoi!"

Thegamecontinuesuntiloneplayerscorestenpoints,whichcompletestheset.

HeiTamaTuTama
Equipment
None

Arearequired
Anyareawherethegroupcanbespacedevenlyinpairs

Grouping
Childreninpairs.

Instructions:Positions

Handsonhips.A
Bothforearmsraised,fistsclenched,andelbowstotheside.B
Raiserightforearmwithclenchedfist,lefthandonhip.C
Raiseleftforearmwithclenchedfist,righthandonhip.D

Rules

Thedefenderbeginsthegamebycalling"Heitamatutama"andplacestheirhandsinone
ofthefourpositionsdescribedabove.
Thechallengerreplieswith"Heitamatutama"anddoesadifferentaction.
Whenoneplayercatchestheotherdoingthesameaction,thatplayercalls"Heitamatu
tamar!"andscoresapoint.
Thewinnerofthepointthenrestartstheset,saying"Tahi.Heitamatutamaandplay
continuesuntilaplayeriscaughtoutagain.
Eachtimeaplayerscoresapoint,theyrestartthesetbysayingthenumberofpointsthey
nowhavefollowedby"Heitamatutama."
Thegamecontinuesuntiloneplayerreachestenpointsthiscompletestheset.

Intendedoutcome(s)
Thestudentscould:

participateinawiderangeofngmahiaterhia(gamesandpastimes)activitiesand
identifythefactorsthatmadetheexperienceenjoyable(HPE1B2)
applyrulesinhandgamesanddemonstratesafeandfairplaypractices(HPE2B4)
identifyandcomparewaysthatplayinggamescompetitivelycanimpactonfriendships
(HPE2C1)

Suggestedapproach
HeiTamaTuTama,likemanyearlygames,wasdesignedtoencouragementaldexterity.Even
thoughthewinningwasimportant,itwasthewayinwhichcompetitorswonthatwasthefocus.
Thecheekycajoling,thesmileandgrimacetoputyouropponentoffwereallpartofthegame.
Thepedagogyisako,inwhichgamesarealwayssupportive.Thisgameisplayedusingtheupper
body,arms,andhands,ensuringabalancedposition.

Meke
Equipmentneeded
None

Numberofplayersrequired
Pairs

Spacerequired:
Indoororoutdoorarea.

Outcomesofthegame:
Buildingquickreactionskills
Buildingflexibility

Rules
Youhavetokeepyourfeetstill
Youcanonlytapyourpartner(nohardhitting)

Howtoplaythegame:
Standinyourpairsfacingeachother,armslengthapart.
Theaimistotryandtapyourpartnersshoulderswhiletryingtoavoidbeingtappedbyyour
partner.
Aftershoulders,trytappinghipsandshoulders
Thennextlevelisforpairstogodownontheirkneesandtrytappingtheirpartnersshoulders.
Oncethepairsfinditeasydownontheirknees,thenextlevelisforthepairstositdownontheir
backsides.

Ball games
HakaRiki
Equipmentneeded
1mediumsizedk(ball),conesandbands

Numberofplayersrequired
5playersperteam

Spacerequired
Indoororoutdoorarea

Outcomesofthegame
Buildscommunicationskillsandcooperation.Developsarangeofcatching,throwing,andrunning
andquickreactionskills.

FieldLayout

Pawero=
Taniwha=
PouTangata=

Rules
PouTangata
Catch(hopu)konthefullfor3seconds:
1ptTakitutu/Tarapeke:neckandabove
2ptsTuripepeke:belowneck
3ptsTuturi:sittingoronekneeonground

Pawero
1ptKikini:anyballwhichhitstheground
2ptsHopu:catchballonthefull
3ptsHere:catchballfromPourebound

Howtoplaythegame

ShadedareaiscalledPaweroandisthePaweroonlyzone.Scorebyhittingthekontothe
groundorbycatchingitonthefull.
WhiteareaiscalledTeRotoandistheTaniwhaonlyzone.
Aim:GetthektothePouTangatatoscorepoints.

KioRahi
Equipmentneeded
Onemediumsizedball,cones,rippatags,alargebin(greenwheelie),7pou(fencestandards)

Numberofplayersrequired
Atleast7playersperteambutyoucanhaveupto14playersjustincreasethesizeoftheplaying
field.

Spacerequired:
Outdoorplayingfieldorlargeindoorgymnasium.

Outcomesofthegame:
Buildingcommunicationskillsandcooperation
Developingarangeofcatching,throwing,runninganddodgingskills.

FieldLayout

Rules

Youhavetwoteamsoneiscalledthekiomaandtheotherteamarethetaniwha
KiomaareallowedintheTeAoandPawerozonesonly.Theycanmovefreelybetweenthe
twozonesaslongastheyusetheara.TaniwhaareallowedintheTeAoandTeRotozones
andcanalsomovefreelybetweenthemwithouthavingtousetheara.
Allplayerswearrippatags,onceatagisrippedyouhave3secondstopasstheballtoateam
mateoritwillresultinahandover.
Pouareonlyallowedtobetouchedonceanditisnotcountedifitistouchedasecondtime.

Howtoplaythegame:

ThegameisstartedbyakiomaplayerintheMaramawhokickstheballaimingforoneof
theirkiomateammatesinthepawerozonetheythenthrowtheballouttotheirplayersin
theteaozonesotheycanstartscoringpoints.
Theaimofthekiomaaretoprotectthetupu,Scorepointsbytouchingthepouwiththeki
(ball)andTHENrunningintopawerozonewithoutgettingcaughtintheterotozone.
Theaimofthetaniwhateamistogettheballfromthekiomaandpassittotheirtaniwha
teammatesintheterotozonesotheycantryandhitthetuputoscoreapoint.
Ifthekiomascoreatrythentherestarthappensfromthemarama,ifthetaniwhahitthe
tupuandscoreapointtheballisstillaliveandplaycarrieson.
Youcanhavetimedhalvessothatattheendofthehalftheteamsswappositionsi.e.taniwha
becomekiomaandviceversa.

WhakapapaorGenealogyofthegameofKioRahi
ThelegendofRahiorhowKioRahi,thegameofRahi,cameintobeing
RahihadabeautifulwifenamedTiArawhowaskidnappedbyafaroffenemytribe.
WhenTiArawastakenherabductorscastaspellandmadethebushdenseandimpenetrableso
theywereunabletobefollowedortracked.HoweverRahiwasaverydeterminedmanandwith
thehelpofhiswhnauandiwiheconstructedahugekiteormanutangata.Twhirimteathe
GodofwindblewRahiandhiskitehighintotheskybeforegentlylandinghiminthebush.
AsTiArawasbeingtakenthroughthebushshewassecretlyfoldingbackleavesofthesilverfern
soRahihadatrailtofollow.TiArasabductorseventuallybecameawareofwhatshewasdoing
sotheirtohungacastanotherspell,whichcausedascorchinghotsuntocomeout.Thesunsrays
weresofierceandhotitdriedthelusciousgreenforestandasthebrownwitheredleaves
crumbledtothegroundtheyweresweptawaybythefiercewindsleavingbehindnothingbuta
vastsandydesert.
Surroundedbydesert,inthesearingheatwithnotrailtofollowRahiwasbecomingdehydrated.
Ashewaswalking,alargeyellowrockcameintoviewandRahisoughtprotectioninitsshade.
Rahisensedthisrockwaspartofhistipunaorancestorsandashesat,theyellowrockslowly
changedtoacoolgreencolour.WhileRahiwassittingthereNamuagiantfriendlyeaglethatlived
nearRahispaarrivedandperchedontherock.Thegianteaglegentlytrickledwaterfromher
beakontoRahisface.
Suddenly,agiantlizardappearedandtriedtoattackRahiandtheeaglebutbecauseoftheirmauri
(innerlifeforce)thelizardwasunabletogettothem.Frustrated,thelizardthrashedaboutitstail

uprootingtreesandrocks,stonesandsandallthewhilecirclingRahiandtheeagle.Becauseofall
thecirclingandthrashingabout,thelizardmadeadeepcanyonaroundtherockwhichsoonfilled
withspringwater.
NowRahifoundhimselfmarooned,andtomakemattersworseTiArasabductorscastanother
spellcausingthesunstodisappearthereforeproducingacolddarknight.Namu,theeaglewho
wasstillperchedontherocktriedtokeepRahiwarmbyblanketinghiminherfeathersallthe
whileshewasnearlyfreezingalso.
Rahilookedupandhenoticedthreestarsaligninginthenightsky,herealizedthiswasasignthat
hisfatherwascastingaspellfromhismaunga(mountain).AsRahiwatchedhesawanarrowice
rampformandsojoiningtheislandtotheshore.
Rahiliftedtheeagleontohisbackandbegantomakehiswayacrossthenarrowiceramp.Justas
theywereabouttoreachtheshore,thetaniwharoseupoutofthewaterandlashingatitsown
headhesenthisrazorsharpteethflyinglikespearsaimedatRahi.ButthelifeforceofRahiand
theeagleweretoostrongandthespearliketeethhitthewalkwaywithoutcausinganyharm.As
iftocelebratethesuncameoutandthewarmthgavetheeagleandRahistrength.
RahiwentbacktohistribeandtogethertheyheadedforthemountainstorescueTiAraandthere
theyremainedattheentrancetoacavehurlingmenacingthreatsatTiArasabductors.Aftera
whileRahiandhistribeusedanumberofrocksandboulderstoblocksteamandthermalvents
whichcoveredthismountain.Soontheheatandpressurebegantobuildupinthemountainand
TiArasabductorsbecamefearfulthemountainwouldexplodesotheywereforcedtofleethe
caveinapanicalongwithTiAra.
AsRahiandTiArafellintoeachothersarmsearthquakesandshockwavesbegantotakeplaceall
around,forcingeveryonetofleetosafety.Thenextdaytherewasahugeexplosionhurlingthe
mountainhighintothesky.
ThetwotribesgatheredontheshoresofthelakewhereRahihadbeenmarooned,anddecidedto
makepeace.ThegreatTaniwhawascooked,andformanydaysthetwotribesateandtalked
together.Theycametotheconclusionthatitwasquitepossibletolivepeacefullyinharmony,
withoutwar.Itwasherethetwotribesagreedtolastingpeaceandcreatedagamerepresenting
theattemptedabductionofTiAra,whichthetribesplayedtogether.ThisishowthegameofKio
Rahicameintobeing.

Tapawai
Equipmentneeded
Twomediumsizedballs,cones,rippatags,6tennisballs

Numberofplayersrequired
Atleast7playersperteam,upto15playersjustincreasethesizeoftheplayingfield.

Spacerequired
Outdoorplayingfieldorlargeindoorgymnasium

Outcomesofthegame
Buildingcommunicationskillsandcooperation
Developingarangeofcatching,throwing,runninganddodgingskills.

FieldLayout

Rules

Youareallowedtorunwiththeball(asintouch)butonceyourtaghasbeenrippedyouhave3
secondstopasstheballotherwiseyouhavetohandovertotheotherteam.
Onlyonekaitiaki(guardian)isallowedinthepawerozone.Thekaitiakiisallowedtouse
anypartoftheirbodytoprotectthetargets.Ifthekaitiakiknocksoveroneofthetargetsthat
countsasapointfortheotherteamandthereforerestartsfromtheara(pathway).
Youareallowedtohavefullcontactbetweentheplayersintheara(teacherscancontrolthe
amountofcontact)
Ballcanbeinterceptedbuttheballmustalwaystouchateammateintearabeforebeing
usedtoattackthepawero.

Howtoplaythegame

Thegameisstartedbythereforteacherthrowingtheballintothetearazone.
TheballhastobetouchedbyoneoftheplayersintheArabeforeitcanbepassedtooneof
theirteammatesintheTeRotozone.
EachteamhastoknockoftheoppositionsballsinthePawerozonewhilsttryingtodefend
theirown.
Whenaballhasbeenknockedoffaconeitrestartswiththerefinthemiddle.Whenall3balls
havebeenknockedoffthatteamisthewinner.(Atthisstageyoucanchangearoundpositions
ofplayers).
Oncetheplayersunderstandpositionsandrulesofthegameyoucanaddinanotherballto
keeptheplayersmoreengaged

TiUru
Equipmentneeded
Ball,6dots/carpetsquares(orsomethingsimilar)

Numberofplayersrequired
Atleast3playersperteambutyoucanhaveupto15playersjustincreasethesizeoftheplaying
area.

Spacerequired
Outdoororindoorplayingarea.

Outcomesofthegame
Buildingcommunicationskillsandcooperation
Developingarangeofcatching,throwing,runninganddodgingskills.

FieldLayout

Rules

Theaimofthegameistotryandgetridofyourdotsbycatchingtheballwhile
standingonadot.Bothfeethavetobeplacedonthedot.
Youareallowedtohavefullcontactbetweentheplayers(teachersdiscretion)andthe
playerscanknocktheballoutofapersonshand.
Youcanonlypassandcatchtheballwithonehand.

Howtoplaythegame

Thegameisstartedbythereforteacherhavingatossupbetweentwoopposingplayers.
Playerspasstheballbetweeneachotheruntiloneoftheirteammatesisabletosecurea
dot.
Playersareallowedtopushaplayeroffthedotstherebynotallowingthemtoscoreorget
ridofadot.
Therearenoouts.

Poi

PoiToaHorohopu
Equipmentneeded
Poitoa,cones

Numberofplayersrequired
Atleast4+playersperteam

Spacerequired
Fullsizeindoorbasketballgymnasium/outdoorplayingfieldarea

Outcomesofthegame
Buildingcommunicationskills,cooperation
Developingreactionskills,throwing,spinning,catchinganddodgingskills

Rules
Playersmustcatchtheropeandnottheki,alsothepoihastobecaughtbeforethekitouches
thegroundorthiswillresultinahandover.
Thepoimustbekepttwirlingandspinningatalltimesbytheplayerwhocatchesthepoitoa.
Onceacatchismade,playershavetogiveatleast3pacesdistanceuntilathrowismade.
Theplayerwiththepoitoacannotwalkorrunbuttheycanpivot.
Iftwoormoreplayersaretryingtocatchthepoi,theplayerwhosehandisnearestthekigetsthe
poi.

Howtoplaythegame
Playersfrombothsidesspreadoutintheplayingarea.Onesidegetstothrowthepoitoafrom
theirgoalareatheyaredefending.Theyspintheirpoiandthrowtooneoftheirteammates.
Playersmovefreelyaroundtheareatryingtogetintocatchingandscoringpositions.
Toscore,aplayermustcatchthepoitoawhilehavingonehandplacedonthegymwall.
Alternatively,ifyouareplayingonafieldplayersmustcatchthepoitoawhilehavingahand
placedonaconeinthescoringarea.

Poi Toa Skill Development Exercises

and Games
Handtohandpassing

InitiallyhavetheplayersspinningthePoiToawhilestandingstill.Havethemmakebigcircles
(withthekiorheadofthePoiToa)andthenhavethemshortentheirropestomakesmall
circleandthenlettingouttheropetomakebigcirclesagain.
Thenmovetheplayerson.HavethempracticespinningandhandingoverthePoiToatoeach
otherwithoutthePoiToastoppingtheycandothisinpairs.Bodyandhandpositionsare
crucialwhensuccessfullypassingandreceivingaspinningPoiToa.
Next,dividetheplayersintotwoequalteams.Havethemstandingstillinastraightlinewitha
twometregapdownthemiddle.GivethefrontpersonineachlineaPoiToa.
OnGo!theypassittothenextoneinline,andsoon,untilthePoiToareachesthelast
playerinthelinewhothenrunstothefrontoftheline,stillspinningthePoiToa,andsits
down.Therestoftheteamsitsdownalso.
Thefirstteam"down"(havingpassedcorrectlyandhavingkeptthePoiToaspinning)wins.
Couldalsohavetheplayerskeepgoinguntileveryonehashadaturnatbeinginthefrontof
theirline.(Thisactivitycanalsobeadaptedintoacircle).

PoiToarelays

Arrangetheplayersintopairsorintoteams.Ifstudentsareinpairshavethemfacing
equidistantobjects(e.g.cones)thattheyhavetogoaroundortouchbeforereturningtotheir
partner.
Canalsoplaceobstacles(suchascones,hulahoopsorcartyres),ontheground,thattheyhave
tonegotiateastheyrunandspin.HavethemrunwhilstcontinuallyspinningthePoiToa.
Remindthemaboutshorteningandlengtheningtherope.Theycandotopspinning(whereby
thePoiToaiscontinuallytwirledhorizontallyaboveheadheight),sidetwirling,fronttwirling,
twirlingwhilstrunningbackwards,whilekneewalking,andmanyothervariations.
HavethemhandthePoiToaovertotheirpartner,withthePoiToacontinuallyspinning.

Longtrainrunning

Useconestomarkoutadistanceof25metres.Sortoutteamswithequalnumbers.Sidesline
upbehindtheircone,withthefirstteammember(thetrainengine)holdingthePoiToa.
Ongo!thatpersonrunswhileswingingthePoiToaroundandroundtothecone,25metres
distant,andreturns.
TheythenhandthePoiToaovertothenextteammember,makingsuretokeepthePoiToa
circlingitmustnotstopspinning!
Thentheygobehindthenewswinger(PoiToahandler),andwithbothhandsgrabontotheir
waist.
Thenewswingerthenrunstothedistantcone(withtheirattachedcarriage/teammate)
andreturns.

TheythenhandthePoiToaovertothenextplayerwaitinginline,andthentheygrabthat
playerswaistalso.
Sonowtherearethreeplayers,allattachedtoeachother,racingtocompletethe50metre
course.
Theprocesscontinuesuntilalltheplayershavehadagoatbeingthetrainengine,havekept
thePoiToaspinning,andhaveremainedattached.
Thefirstteamtofinishcorrectlywins.

Rememberthatthefirstpersonwhorunswillcoverthegreatestdistance(soifthereareeightina
teamtheywillneedtorun400metres)andthelastpersonwillonlyhavetorun50metres.

Spinningandthrowing

Havetheplayerspairupandstandingfivemetresapartintwolines.Walkalongoneofthe
linesandhandoutthePoiToa(onePoiToabetweenapair).Getthemusedtothrowing
andcatchingthePoiToatoeachother.
InthebeginningremindthemtospinthePoiToainaverticalandclockwisemanner(right
handedinrelationtotheirbody)beforereleasingit.Havethecatchergrabtheropepart
only,beforethePoiToamakescontactwiththeground.Theycanexperimentwiththe
throwingpositionsasthelessonprogresses.
Astheirconfidenceandabilityimproves,havethelinesmovemuchfurtheraparttoten
andtwentymetres.Whentheyareready,havethemreallygivethePoiToasomeairten
ortwentymetreheightsshouldbenoproblem!Theplayerswillautomaticallyperfecttheir
footmovementsandtimetheirhandandeyecoordinationtocompletethecatchingand
passingskills.
Acompetitioncouldalsobeincludedintothislessonforthepairwhocanthrowand
catchthefurthestand/oraPoiToadistancethrowingcompetition.
Targetthrowingcanalsobeintroduced.Spreadamatoutontheground,andfromtwenty
metresormore,seewhocanlandtheirPoiToaontoit.

CircleCatching

Players,andthePoiToaholder/thrower,formalargecircle.Theplayersarenumberedoff,
e.g.1,2,3,41,2,3,and4soeachpersonhasanumber.
ThePoiToaholderthenreadiestheplayers:Iwillcalloutanumberfromonetofour
whenyouhearyournumberyoumustrunintothecentreofourcircleandtrytobethe
firstpersontocatchthePoiToa.Ready,ready(theholderspinsandreleasesthePoi
Toahighupintotheair)numberthree!
Thentheentirenumber3ssprintintothecentreandtrytobethefirsttocatchthePoi
Toabeforeithitstheground.
ThePoiToathrowerneedstothrowaccuratelyandtoperfectlytimethecalls.
ThePoiToacanonlybecaughtontherope(nottheheadorkipart)andiftwoplayers
bothcatchthePoiToaatthesametimetheplayerwhocaughtitclosesttotheendofthe
ropewins.
Offerlotsofpositivereinforcementtotheplayersforencouragementand/orhavea
competitione.g.firsttomakethreecatches.

ThePoiToathrowercanalsoexperimentbythrowingtwoormorePoiToaupatonce
(makesurethePoiToaseparateduringflight)and/orcalloutmorethanonenumber.
Withsmallgroupsavariationistostartbycallingouttheindividualsnames,e.g.
Rakura!,andthrowasinglePoiToaupintotheair,togiveeachpersonanopportunityto
practicecatchingandtoexperienceinitialsuccess.
Thecirclemethodisalsoagreatwayforplayerstogettoknoweachothersnamesuse
justonePoiToaandhaveplayerscalloutthenameofthepersontheyaregoingtopass
to.

SprintCatching

Havetheplayersgetintofiveequalteams,andtolineupfacingyou.
Askthefrontpeopleineachlinetocomeforwardand,inastraightline,havethemgetinto
acrouchedsprintstartposition(oritcouldbefromalyingontheirstomachsposition,etc).
ThenhavethemgothroughtheonyourmarkssetGo!sprinterstechnique.
Whileyouarecallingthis,spintwoPoiToa,andreleasethematthesametimeyousay
Go!Thesprintersraceout,1520metresisagooddistance,andtrytocatchaPoiToa.
GiveonepointforeachPoiToacaughtandplayuntilonesidehas20points.
Anothervariationonthesprint/catchthemeistohave;forexample,sixplayerslinedupin
thesprintformationonGo!throwfivePoiToaupintotheair.
PlayersaretocatchonlyonePoiToaeach.Eachtimeoneplayerdropsoff(ormoreif
catchesarenotmade)untilthefinal,whentherearejusttwosprinterslefttocompetefor
onePoiToa.

Easytomakepoi

ThisisasimpleeasytomakeMoripracticePoi.

Tomakeyouwillrequire:

NewspaperorTennisBalls
Colourpaperorfabric,
String/Cord
AndScissors

1.Thecordsshouldbeabout800mmlong,soyoucanalso
tiearoundthepaperball.

2.Youcanifyouwishplaitdifferentcolouredwooltogether
tomakeanicerlookingPoicord.

3.Pushthenewspaperintoaball(orusetennisball)andtie
oneendofthecordaroundtheball.

4.Cutthecolouredpaperintoasquareabout400mmx
400mm.

5.Placetheballinthemiddleofthepaperandgatherthe
materialovertheball.

6.Cutanotherpieceofcordtotietheopeninginthematerial
up.
7.YoucanalsoaddalayerofplasticovertheBagPoiandtie
asbefore.Thiswillmakethemlastlongerwhenused
outside.

8.Trimthegatheredpaperwiththescissors.

9.Tieloopsorknotsintheendsofthecordtoholdontoas
handles.

10.MakeanotheroneandyouhaveyourfirstsetofPoi.

ThisisaverybasicbagPoi.Youcaneasilyaddtoanddecorateasyouwish.

MoriKapaHaka(performance)Poiarefairlylightandyoumaywanttouseseedsorricetomake
themheavier.Beawarethatifyouhityourselfyoumaywantittobesoftandlightenoughnotto
bruise.

TheheavieryoumakeitthesloweryoucanspinandthelesslikelythePoiwillbeaffectedbyany
wind.

Other games

MuTorere
Equipmentneeded

PapaTaakaro(GamesBoard),8counters(twodifferentcolours)

Numberofplayersrequired

Pairs(oneboardbetweentwopeople)

Spacerequired:

Indoororoutdoorarea.

Outcomesofthegame:

Outwityouropponent

Howtoplaythegame:
1. Eachplayergetstostartwithalltheirpiecesononehalfoftheboard,placedonthe4
kewai(points).
2. Thefirstmovealwayshasthestartermovingoneoftheirouterpiecesintotheptahi
(centre).
3. Eachplayerthenmovesonepieceatatimealternately,ifapieceisononeofthekewaiit
canbemovedontotheemptycentralptahiorontooneofthetwoemptyflanking
kewaiifapieceisonthecentralptahiitismovedtothevacantkewai.
4. Youcannotjumpoveranotherpiecenothavemorethanonepieceonakewaiorinthe
ptahiatthesametime.
5. Theobjectofthegameistomoveyoupiecesintosuchpositionsastopreventyour
opponentfrombeingabletomove.

Kewai1

Kewai1

Kewai1

Kewai1

Putahi

Kewai2

Kewai2

Kewai2
Kewai2

BreathingExercises

LongMoriwordpracticeTheaimofthisgameistotryandsaythephraseswithouttakinga
breath.

1. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaki
tanatahu

2. Kakotahiti,karuati,kahaeremaitepatitore,karauna,karauna,kanohoitekiwikiwi,he
p,hewaitakitaki.

3. Nopi,Nopa,kahuiamai,kaianatewhet,kaianatemarama,kotetioererera,runga
ra,tepekapekakotore,wiwi,wawa,hekeheketemaukiotau,tiheimauriora.

KiaRima
Countingforwards&backwardsinMaori
Equipment
NoEquipment

Arearequired
IndoororOutdoorareawherestudentscanbespacedevenly

Grouping
Studentsevenlyspacedinlines

Instructions

Firsttryeachactionindividuallybeforeputtingthemalltogetherinasequence.
ThisactivityismuchthesameasKiaTekaubutthesemovementsarejumpingand
steppingmovements.
Theteacherwillkeepthepaceandeveryonewillsaythewordsastheyperformtheaction.
Startslowlyandincreasethepaceslowly.
StartbyperformingthefirstactionandsayingTAHI
ThenstartagainbyperformingthefirstactionandsayingTAHIfollowedbythesecond
actionandsayingRUA,endingwiththefirstactionagainTAHIe.g.TAHI,RUA,TAHI.
Continuethissequence,eachtimeaddingthenextactionandthenreturningbacktoTAHI
eachtime.Eg.TAHITAHI,RUA,TAHITAHI,RUA,TORU,RUA,TAHITAHI,RUA,TORU,
WHA,TORU,RUA,TAHI.

SuggestedApproach

Werecommendthatjuniorsstartwiththefirstthreeactions,andseniorsbeginwithfirst
fiveactions.
Whenstudentsareconfidentaneliminationgamecanbedonewiththeclass.Ifstudents
missanactiontheyareeliminateduntilthereisanultimatechampion.Increasethespeed
toincreasethedifficulty
Studentscanthenformgroupstomakeuptheirownactionstothenumbersandsequence
themtogethertosharewiththewholeclass.

SteppingandJumpingMovements

TMATA

RUA

TAHI

RUA

WH

TORU

RIMA

Papa Kupu Glossary of Terms

NgaKmuGames

Mori
KioRahi
TeAra
KiOma
Kaitiaki
Rkau
Putahi
MuTrere
PapaTaakaro

English
BallofRahi
Pathway
Runners
Guardian
Stick
CentrePiece
BoardGame
BoardGame

Mori
Tupu
NgaPou
PoiToa
Ki
Korari
Kewai
Tmata
Harakeke

English
Rock(Target)
Poles
WarriorPoi
Ball
CentreFlaxShoot
Point(MuTrere)
Start/Begin
Flax

Mori
Matau
Raro
KiRaro
Mua

English
Right
Down/Below
Downwards
Front

Mori
Tekaumatahi
Tekaumarua
Tekaumatoru
Tekaumawh
Tekaumarime
Tekaumaono
Tekaumawhitu
Tekaumawaru
Tekaumaiwa
RuaTekau
KotahiRau

English
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
OneHundred

TohutohuDirections

Mori
Mau
Runga
KiRunga
Taha
Muri

English
Left
Up/Above
Upwards
Side
Behind

TeTatauCounting

Mori
Kore
Tahi
Rua
Toru
Wh
Rima
Ono
Whitu
Waru
Iwa
Tekau

English
Zero
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten

KupuMahiActionWords
Mori
Tu
Oma
Haere
Peke
Kanikani
Pakipaki
Whiu
Kukume
Whakarongo
Titiromai

English
Stand
Run
Go
Jump
Dance
Clap
Throw
Pull
Listen
Lookhere

Mori
Noho
Hkoi
Tatari
Piki
Hurihuri
Piko
Whana
Pana
Korero
Mtakitaki

English
Sit
Walk
Wait
Climb
Turnaround
Bend
Kick
Push
Speak
Watch

NgawahangaoteTinanaPartsoftheBody
Mori
poko
Puku
Hope
Ringaringa
Rekereke
Matimati
Karu
Taringa
Kauae
Ppringa

English
Head
Stomach
Hip
Hands
Ankles
Fingers
Eye
Ear
Chin
Cheek

Mori
Pakihiwi
Turi
Waewae
Nono
Matiwae
Kanohi
Ngutu
Arero
Waha
Ihu

English
Shoulders
Knees
Legs
Backside
Toes
Face
Lips
Tongue
Mouth
Nose

KupuhuaDescribingWords
Mori
Pai
Hiakai
Ngenge
Makariri
Pouri
Pukuriri

English
Good
Hungry
Tired
Cold
Sad
Angry

Mori
Ora
Hiainu
Wera
Harikoa
Hiamoe
Hh

English
Well
Thirsty
Hot
Happy
Sleepy
FedUp

MahiTakoheLeisureActivities
Mori
KapaHaka
EkeNgaru
RetiretiHukapapa
EkePahikara
Taakaro
Netiporo

English
PerformingArts
Surfing
Skiing
Biking
Play
Netball

Mori
MahiHakinakina
PekeTaura
RetiretiWai
Kauhoe
PWhutuporo
Whutuporo

English
Sports
BungeeJumping
WaterSkiing
Swimming
TouchRugby
Football