Ka heua ā rātou karakia e pohepohe ai ngā wai o te whanga e kore ai e taea e te taua o Ngāmotu te whakawhiti atu (Te Ara 2016). / They performed incantations, making the waters of the harbour too rough for the war party of Ngāmotu to cross.

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I pohepohe i te rā (W 1971:287). / Dazzled by the sun.

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He rite te waka hourua ki te waka ama. He tere, he ngāwari ki te hautū, taea noa te whakatere i ngā moana pohepohe (Te Ara 2016). / Double-hulled canoes were similar to outrigger canoes. They were fast and easy to manoeuvre, and could sail rough seas.

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Nā te pohepohe o ngā wai o tōna takutai, he uaua te hī ika (Te Ara 2016). / Because of the roughness of the waters of its coast fishing was difficult.

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