Kia-O-Rahi - Experience

Ki-O-Rahi - Experience

This game (Kia-O-Rahi) is mixed with all sorts of different sports. So what you would need is speed, strategy, a lot of strength and ball handling skills. This game is a traditional Maori game which is a combination of elements of other sports.

Kia-O-Rahi was a really important game in the olden day, this event was related to the legend of Rahi and the Patupaiarehe. This game has been played over years and the legend of Rahi and the Patupaiarehe. Has created this game for other people to enjoy and for other people to play was well. It has also been something used as a celebration at certain times in the year.

And this game has not been altered or even modified over time. This game will be played today, because everyday schools haves tournaments and competitions, at the netball courts, or sometimes they just play it for fun. This story (legend - Rahi and the Patupaiarehe) is pretty popular all around the world. All the Maori people teach other people and schools how to play it, so that more and more people will get use to playing it and they won’t be able to stop playing.

Before playing the game (Kia-O-Rahi) you will need to grab all the equipment. The equipment that you will need is a bin, as the tupu, cones a small ball, tags and 7 pous. Then you would need to find a group of people and split them up into 2 teams. Only 8 people that can play for each team so 16 people altogether. If there is too many people then make extra teams but they can be sub until the next team loses.

Ki-O-Rahi is a traditional Maori game, based on the legend of Rahi and the Patupaiarehe. This game is a true version legend, that all Maori people and school love to play, and entering competitions. This game is a combination of other sports. Only 2 teams can play at a time and 8 people in each team. One team is called the Taniwha aiming to hit the tupu. The other team is called Kioma, and what they have to do is aim for the pou. The pou is based on the 7 Matariki in the sky, and then speed into the middle with the ball “and goal”.