Kia Ora Everybody! Today during PE, we are going to be talking about 3 traditional Māori games which are Kia O Rahi, Tapu Ae, and Ti Uru.
Ki O Rahi:
History: Ki O Rahi is based on the story of Rahitutakahina and his wife Tiarakurapakewai. The game itself represents attempting to kidnap Ti Ara and the tribe’s effort to maintain peace.
Objective: To win as a Kīoma, touch all the pous with the kī then run through Te Roto and place it down in Pawero to score a point. To win as Taniwha, hit the Tupu with the Kī while the Kīoma will have guardians around the Tupu to stop the Taniwha from hitting the Tupu.
Team numbers:
There are 2 teams, and the minimum of players is 14 with 7 on each side.
Field size: The field size is 5m x 2m.
Game rules:
1. The game starts from the Marama, with Kioma throwing or kicking the kī to a teammate in the Pawero area.
2. Kioma will attempt to pass the kī to a teammate who touches a pou then they can touch more pou for more points or run it through the roto and then place the kī on or over the Pawero line to convert all pou touches into points on the board.
3. The Kioma cannot go through or over the area to score.
4. If it is out of bounds, the last team in possession hands it over to the other team.
5. Taniwha can score by hitting the tupu with the kī and play carries on.
6. Players in possession must be moving or they have 3-5 seconds to pass or shoot or hand it over.
7. Only kioma can enter te ara if they are moving between pawero and te ao.
Areas of play:
Te Marama
Te Ara
Te Ao
Te Roto
Pāwero
Field Diagram:
Tapu Ae:
History: It is an adaption of Kī o Rahi and uses the same Whakapapa and Purakau of that Tākaro.
Objective:
Be the first team to knock all the balls off the cones in the other team’s area.
Team numbers:
10 players minimum with 5 on each side.
Areas of play:
Pawero
Te Ao
Ti Uru:
History: It was a traditional Māori game played a long time ago and in our time today, it is played with a light stick of ball.
Objective: The goal of the traditional Māori game Ti Uru is to be the first team to remove all the other team’s mats by passing and catching a special object on those mats. Different catch heights remove different numbers of mats.
Game of rules:
Attack: Pass the ti or kī to one of your players standing on a mat to score points. Player (standing on mat) must catch and control the ti, ki, or poi on the full with an open hand.
Defense: Stop the other team from scoring points by intercepting a passed ti or kī.
How to score points: Catch near hips = 1 mat removed, catch above the head = 2 mats removed, catch ti or kī on the back of the neck without using your hands = game winner.
ti or kī is passed into the field of play by the Kaiwawao (referee) at the beginning of the game and after each score.
Alternatively each team can start halves or quarters and defending team starts after each score.
The kī cannot go directly from defense to the attacking zone; it must be passed to the players in the middle zone.
Must be caught open handed to score, when using a kī or block.
If it is caught waist high take away 1 mat, head high take away 2 mats, catches behind the neck wins the game.
Areas of play:
Netball size court.