Ko te āhei o te tangata ki te mahi tonu i tētahi mahi kori tinana mō te wā roa, ahakoa ngā uaua ā-tinana, ā-hinengaro hoki, ahakoa te pau o te hau.
The ability of a person to continue a physical activity for a long time in spite of the physical and mental demands, and even though they may be exhausted.
matatū - standing firm, enduring
Ko wai mā ētahi kaipara matatū rongonui o Aotearoa?
E rongonui ana a Tōhē o Muriwhenua mō tana omanga matatū i te takutai o reira.
Kāore ngā mātanga kori tinana e taunaki ana i te hākina matatū mō te tamariki i raro i te tekau mā ono tau te pakeke, inā kāore anō kia pakari ngā kōiwi me ngā uaua.