| He is training the first-born boys of the tribe in the traditional chants and skills of Maori warriors, especially the use of the taiaha. |
| As he listened to Heke he rested upon his taiaha, and smiled upon those about him. |
| As he shouted these questions and answers he ran swiftly backwards and forwards brandishing a taiaha as he ran. |
| He was struck in the face with a tomahawk, the force so great it broke the weapon's handle, before receiving several blows from the taiaha. |
| Encouraged by her grandmother and aided by her uncle, she begins to practice the use of the taiaha in secret, and she becomes adept in its use. |
| When near the house, Ben struck him with his taiaha behind the head. |
