He momo tākaro o te whare tapere. Ka whiua he teka, ā, ko te mea tawhiti rawa te rere, ko ia te toa.
A game from the Māori house of entertainment. Darts are thrown, and the one which travels the furthest is the winner.
Tauira KŌrero
I ngā wā o mua, he tino whakataetae te toro teka, e whai mana ai te tangata me tōna hapū.
He pūkenga anō te toro teka, he rerekē i te whiu tao.
Pēhea nei tana pai ki te toro teka?
WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Ka hangaia te teka i tētahi momo rākau pīrahirahi taimāmā, pērā i te whau (te houama), ka hangaia rānei i tētahi tō torotika o te rarauwhe. I ētahi wā ka eke ki te kotahi mita te roa o te teka. Ka tākaitia tētahi pito ki te harakeke kia hua mai ai he kou. Ka kīia tēnei, ko te pōike o te teka.
I ētahi whakataetae‚ ka kōpukehia te papa. Ka oma te tangata me tana teka mai i muri i te puke paku, ā, ka whiua te teka kia wani ki runga i te puke. Ka ripi whakarunga te teka. Ko te teka rere ki tawhiti rawa, ko ia te toa.
Tauira KŌrero
I ngā wā o mua, he tino whakataetae te toro teka, e whai mana ai te tangata me tōna hapū.
He pūkenga anō te toro teka, he rerekē i te whiu tao.