WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
He hīrere kōkiri tēnei (arā he maha ngā kōkiri i te wā kotahi):
Mēnā he rahi tonu te kōkiri, kāore e pau i te ahi i te kuhutanga mai ki te kōhauhau o Papatūānuku, rere tonu ai ki te papa. Ka kīia he matakōkiri tēnei.
E waru ngā matakōkiri kua tau ki Aotearoa he kōhatu te āhua. I tau atu tētahi matakōkiri nui ki te whenua o Namibia, e 60 tana te rahi. E ai ki ētahi kaimātai putaiao, nā te taka mai o tētahi matakōkiri nui e 65 miriona tau ki muri, i korehāhā ai te hunga mokoweri.