Ā muri ake nei au āta whakataki ai i ngā mahi whakatipu hipi a Ngāti Porou i rongo nui ai tēnei iwi, engari he kupu ruarua nei āku mō tēnei mea, mō te ahuwhenua (TTT 1/10/1930:2159). / Later I will speak in detail about sheep farming in Ngāti Porou, which this tribe is well-known for, but I have a few words now about agriculture.

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Ko te nuinga o tēnei oriori he whakataki i ngā whakapapa atua o roto i te whare wānanga, pērā i te nuinga atu o ngā waiata oriori a ngā tohunga (M 2006:222). / The greater part of this lullaby traces the genealogy of the atua of the house of learning, as with the majority of the lullaby songs of the tohunga.

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Ao ake te rā, i te ata, ka whakatika atu i te tāone ki te whakataki i te hoariri (MM.TKM 1/9/1860:38). / Next day, in the morning, a force set out from the town to go to meet the enemy.

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Māku koe e whakataki kia tika ai tō haere (W 1971:371). / I will lead so that you go the right way.

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He kupu whakataki nā te kaiārahi (HM 3/1998:6). / Some introductory words by the leader.

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Ki ētahi kōrero e rima, e ono rānei ngā whenua i whakawākia e te Kōti Whenua Māori, a i whakataua ngā take i runga i ngā whakataki kōrero o te oriori nei (M 2006:38). / According to some accounts (the titles of) five or six lands were investigated by the Māori Land Court, and the rights were determined in accordance with the evidence contained in this lullaby (M 2006:39).

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Ko te whakataki o te pātere he rōnaki tonu; ko te nuinga kāore i motumotuhia ki te whiti (M 2006:128). / The tempo of the pātere is an even one; generally there are no breaks between verses.

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