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While the term mere was, and is, used in some regions to refer exclusively to clubs made from pounamu, [1] in other regions, mere was more broadly used to refer to patu of a similar shape and design made from hardwood (meremere, mere rakau), whalebone (patu paraoa), or stone (patu ōnewa) – in these areas, a mere made from greenstone was known as a mere pounamu or patu pounamu.
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Maori decorated the patu by carving into the wood, bone or stone. Types of patu include: patu pounamu or mere: made from pounamu (greenstone). patu onewa: made of stone. These resemble the mere in outline but thicker, because the stone used was more easily broken than the resilient pounamu. patu paraoa: made of whale bone [2]
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The pā was bombarded from ships and land using Armstrong Guns. Nukuhau pā, Waikato River near Stubbs Road. This is a triangular shape pā formed on a flat raised spur with the Waikato River on one side 200m long, a gully with a stream on the long west axis 200 m long and two man made ditches on the narrower southern axis, 107m long.
Wahaika, circa 1900. Rietberg Museum.. A Wahaika is a type of traditional Māori hand weapon. Wahaika are short club-like weapons usually made of wood or whalebone and are used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fighting. [1]
Tukukino, 1878 by Gottfried Lindauer, oil on canvas. A tewhatewha is a long-handled Māori club weapon shaped like an axe.Designed to be held in two hands, the weapon comes to a mata (point) at one end and a rapa (broad, quarter-round head) at the other.