Te Whare Whakairo

Kei runga i te marae e tū ana he whare whakairo. He tekoteko e tū nei i te koko o te whare, hei mātakitaki noa rā. Kei raro o te tekoteko he koruru. Tenei te kanohi o te tīpuna. Kei ngā taha e rua o te koruru ngā maihi. Tenei ngā ringaringa o te tīpuna. Kei raro o ngā maihi ngāamo, e hono ana ko Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku. Kei mua o te whare, ki raro, he paepae. Ki ngā taha e rua o te mahau ngā poupou. Ko ngāwhakairo o runga o ngā poupou he tohu ki ngā rangatira ngā tīpuna o te marae. Kei te muri o te mahau te tatau me te matapihi. Kei runga ake o te tatau te kōrupe. Kei ngā taha e rua o te tatau ngāwaewae. Tino pai, tino ātaahua te āhua o te whare whakairo.

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