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waka taua

1. (noun) war canoe.

I te tau 1886, e ai tā te kōrero, i mua tata atu o te pakarutanga o Tarawera, ka kitea he waka taua e hoe ana i roto o Tarawera Moana, e hautū ana ngā kaihautū, e ngū ana ngā kaihoe (TP 1/1/1901:7). / According to accounts, in 1886, just before the Tarawera eruption, a war canoe was seen paddling on Lake Tarawera. The leaders were calling the timing and the paddlers were silent.

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Pītau whakareia

1. An ornamental spiral which is seen in the prow of a waka whakairo or waka taua: said of a chief or esteemed leader.

Kei te pītau whakarei o te waka o Tainui nau mai haramai / you the ornamental prow of Tainui welcome.

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