He hākina ā-kapa ka tākarohia ki waenga i ētahi kapa e rua, e rima ngā kaitākaro o ia kapa e tākaro ana i te wā kotahi. He tūkohu e tautau ana i tētahi tarawhiti i ngā papamuri 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 five players from each team playing on the court at one time. A basket hangs from a hoop attached to the backboards at each end of the court, and by shooting the ball to fall through the hoop and basket a goal is scored.
poi - ball
tūkohu - cylindrical basket
Hei te waru karaka i te pō nei tākaro poitūkohu ai a Hine.
E tino whai ana ia i te karahipi poitūkohu kia haere ki tētahi whare wānanga i Amerika.
E eke panuku ana tō rātou kapa poitūkohu i te whakataetae ā-kura o te rohe.