He mahi ngahau, he whakataetae te nuinga, kei te pai me te kaha o te kori o te tinana, kei te kakama anō pea o te hinengaro te toanga.*
*He Pātaka Kupu (wh.67)
An activity undertaken for enjoyment, usually of a competitive nature. Victory depends on the competence and strength of body movement, as well as the quickness of the mind.
tākaro
He pūkenga ōna ki ngā momo hākinakina pōro katoa.
Ia Rāhoroi, hākinakina ai ā mātou tamariki ki tēnā papa tākaro, ki tēnā papa tākaro huri noa i ngā kokonga o te tāone.
He kura tērā e whai ana kia eke taumata ngā ākonga i te mātauranga, i te hākinakina anō hoki.