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te ture nama tahi

1. the number one rule.

Ko te ture nama tahi ki a Te Rangihau, kei puta mai he tangata i te kapa, mā mua tonu. Mēnā kei te puta koe, e huri ki tērā pito, ki tērā pito rānei. / Te Rangihau’s number one rule was that no one should appear from the group via the front. If you’re going to appear do it from either side.

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