A taiaha (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaiaha]) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or...

Whare-tū-taua (House or school of war). The term Mau taiaha is used to refer to the use of the taiaha and does not necessarily include other weapons. Regular...

Zealand, while the sinister supporter is a Māori rangatira (chief) holding a taiaha (fighting weapon) and wearing a kaitaka (flax cloak). The female figure...

force of impact is more important), as are more formed weapons such as the taiaha used by the Māori people of New Zealand, and the macuahuitl used by the...

first-born boys, hoping to find a new leader. He teaches the boys to use a taiaha (fighting stick), which is traditionally reserved for males. Pai is interested...

and leader. As a boy he studied mau rākau, a traditional Māori form of taiaha fighting, with Māori elder Mita Mohi on Mokoia Island, which nurtured his...

on the summit with a weapons storage. In the 17th and 18th centuries the taiaha was the most common weapon. The chief's stronghold on the summit could be...

tangata whenua. Belonging to the same class of weaponry as the tewhatewha and taiaha, pouwhenua are usually made of wood and have a large, broad blade known...

ancient weapon of Okinawan kobudō. Its first intended purpose is as an oar. Taiaha "Chikin Sunakake no Eku video". Archived from the original on September...

Polynesia-South America contact. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Kotiate New Zealand portal Imbelloni, J. (1930). "On the diffusion in America...

armed only with traditional weapons—the clubs and blades known as patu and taiaha. However, soon after, members of the Ngāti Korokoro hapū of Ngāpuhi suffered...

Parata family. Tane passes on his Māori warrior traditions to Nikau via the Taiaha, a traditional fighting staff. Browne and Fox-Reo thoroughly researched...

with a patu was able to defeat a man armed with a longer weapon, like a taiaha or a spear. A fighter using a patu often used a type of pad (whakapuru)...

location of regular Mau rākau training camps in the Māori martial art of taiaha. The island is sacred to Māori of the Te Arawa iwi, and is the location...

would be identifiable as a man in a cloak of kākā feathers, wielding a taiaha-kura. Te Pōrangahau appeared and single-handedly drove back the attackers...

Mate; English We Swoop to Kill Colors Yellow and black Mascot(s) A winged Taiaha Equipment Lockheed Hudson (1941–1943); Lockheed Ventura (1943–1945); A-4...

badge. The Royal New Zealand Air Force Police depicts a griffin holding a taiaha for their unit badge. The Grand Rapids Griffins professional ice hockey...

Featuring a shirtless Māori warrior crouched on rocks while holding a taiaha, the initially silver coin was released to generally critical public response...

Destroy Colors Red and Black Mascot(s) Crouching Māori warrior holding a Taiaha Equipment NHIndustries NH90, Agusta A109 Engagements World War II, Vietnam...

edible fern roots for food. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Kotiate Taiaha Wahaika "Maori Dictionary". Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary...

first issued in 1933 and featured the image of a Maori warrior carrying a taiaha "in a warlike attitude" on the reverse. In 1967, New Zealand's currency...

Feathers in his hair, an Aurei and a Hei Matau and in His Exterior hand a Taiaha. All Proper. Motto Maiorum Institutis Utendo (By following in the steps...

lobed part of the human liver. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Wahaika "Description of ME002492; Kotiate". Collections Online. Museum of...

includes training with the tewhatewha. Taiaha - Another traditional Māori weapon. Mere (weapon) Kotiate Taiaha Patu Pouwhenua "Tewhatewha". Museum of...

aims to provide an environment to teach, learn and participate in Māori culture Maramara Tōtara teaches the Māori fighting art of Mau Taiaha in London...

never satisfied. Kākāpō feathers were also used to decorate the heads of taiaha, but were removed before use in combat. Despite this, the kākāpō was also...

old. Wood carvings were used to decorate houses, fence-poles, containers, taiaha, tool handles, and other objects. Large-scale stone-face carvings were sometimes...

changed from the traditional two crossed swords to a sword crossed with a taiaha, the traditional Māori weapon, in Bennett's honour.  United Kingdom Reception...

Te Rangi Hīroa holding a taiaha, circa 1930...

taiaha was tested against the staff. Although the staff shattered clay pots with great speed and precision (four pots in 2.643 seconds), the taiaha proved...