I tua atu i tōna ātaahua, ko te take o te awe he whakarangirua i te hoariri (Te Ara 2016). / Apart from its beauty, the purpose of the collar of dog's hair and kākā feathers of the taiaha was to confuse the opponent.

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I te tuatahi i whakarangirua ngā kaiwaiata, engari i wawe tonu tō rātau rangirangi (Ng 1993:315). / The singers were out of time at first, but they soon got the beat (Ng 1993:315).

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