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A taiaha (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or whalebone, and used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with efficient footwork on the part of the wielder.
Mita Mohi established the Mokoia taiaha wānanga, which had trained more than 11,000 people over more than 30 years, as of 2007, [1] and had reached more than 20,000 people by the time of his death in 2016. [2] One of those is actor Cliff Curtis, who attended a Mau Rakau taiaha programme on Mokoia Island at the age of 10. Curtis was like a son ...
In the late 1970s, Mohi began teaching the art of traditional Māori weaponry, mau rākau, and established the Mokoia taiaha wānanga to train boys and men in the art of using the taiaha. He has also run taiaha wānanga throughout New Zealand [10] [11] and developed a mau rakau programme that has run in New Zealand prisons since the early 1990s ...
Maori-Kimihia Ka Patu, English – Seek and Destroy: Colors: Red and Black: Mascot(s) Crouching Māori warrior holding a Taiaha: Equipment: NHIndustries NH90, Agusta A109: Engagements: World War II, Vietnam War, Sinai, Bouganville Peace Monitoring Group, East Timor, Solomon Islands. Decorations: Meritorious Unit Citation: Battle honours ...
Two Māori men wielding taiaha Two kākā showing their red feathers. Te Tauri was an early 19th-century Māori rangatira (chieftain) of the Ngāti Te Rangiita hapū of Ngāti Tūwharetoa from the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. He is remembered as a prominent leader and powerful warrior. [1]
In the 17th and 18th centuries the taiaha was the most common weapon. The chief's stronghold on the summit could be bigger than a normal whare, some measuring 4.5 meters x 4 meters. The chief's stronghold on the summit could be bigger than a normal whare, some measuring 4.5 meters x 4 meters.
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.
Maniapoto happened to be having sex with his new wife Papa-rauwhare when Hou-taketake attacked and by the time he emerged, Hou-taketake was already in front of his house. Maniapoto knelt down with his taiaha spear on the ground in front of him, but Hou-taketake came forward and challenged him to single combat. Maniapoto did not respond, so Hou ...