He hākina ā-kapa ka tākarohia ki waenga i ētahi kapa e rua, e whitu ngā kaitākaro o ia kapa e tākaro ana i te wā kotahi. He tūkohu e tautau ana i tētahi tarawhiti i ngā pou kei ngā pito e rua o te papa tākaro, ā, mā te kuru i te pōro kia heke mā roto i te tarawhiti me te tūkohu e whiwhi piro ai.
A team sport played between two teams, with seven players from each team playing on the court at one time. A basket hangs from a hoop attached to a post at each end of the court, and by shooting the ball to fall through the hoop and basket a goal is scored.
poi - ball
tarawhiti - hoop, ring
netipōro (kupu mino)
He rehe a Hine ki ngā hākina pōro maha, engari ko te poitarawhiti tana tino.
He mea whakahau ngā mātua kia mārire, kia ngakaupai tā rātou tautoko i ā rātou tamariki i ngā tahataha o te papa tākaro poitarawhiti.
I hinga tō rātou kapa poitarawhiti i te kore o te tākaro ngātahi.