Te wiki o te reo Moari

     From the 9th to the 15th of Maori language week Rm 6 has been doing traditional Maori       games

     and here are some of the names of the games 

     1st Poi pukana

     2nd Hei tama tu tama

     3rd Poi Rakau  

     And here are the rules to play pukana and Hei tama tu tama and Poi Rakau

Poi Rakau Rules

1 person in the middle of the group passes out to the circle. If the person passes with their right hand, then the catcher must catch with their left hand and pass to the next person on their left, that person passes back to the middle.

Rakau Rules

If the (putahi) person passes with their right hand, then the catcher must catch with their left hand and pass to the next person on their left, that person passes back to the middle.

Hei tama tu tama Rules

You then keep challenging your opponent repeatedly while saying “tū tama” until he or she repeats your position. For example you say “tū tama” and do position 2 and your opponent responds with position 2, you call him or her out by saying “Hei tama tū tama rā” which means you are the winner.