Ko te take matua, ko te whakaaro matua rānei e kawea ana, e whakaaturia ana i roto i tētahi whakaari, i tētahi paki, i tētahi kanikani, i tētahi waiata, i tētahi mahinga toi, i tētahi whaikōrero, i tētahi tuhinga rānei.
The essential issue or idea which is being conveyed or exemplified in a play, a story, a dance, a song an artwork, a speech or written text.
He aha te kaupapa o tana kōrero?
Nā te koroua i whakamārama te kaupapa o te pātere.
Kātahi te kaupapa tuatini o te tuhinga nei!