National Secondary Schools Ki o Rahi 2011

Nau mai haere mai ki Uawa nui a Ruamatua.

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Ko Uawa te awa

Ko Te Aitanga a Hauiti te iwi

Nga mihi mahana ki nga manuhiri tuarangi. Whakatau mai ra ki raro iho i te kaupapa o te aroha me te manaakitanga o te hau kainga nei.

A warm welcome to all our visitors who travel near and far. Welcome to Uawa nui a Ruamatua.

The program will be as follows:

NOTE: The cost for this tournament is $150.00 per team registration, along with a koha for marae. All manuhiri will be staying at Hauiti Marae.  Koha to be paid to Tolaga Bay Area School please.

Thursday 14^th April 2011

4:00pm - Pohiri at Hauiti Marae for manuhiri

- Tea (to be confirmed)

- Debrief with organizers and staff/adults (manuhiri) regarding tournament. Day 1 & day 2

Friday 15^th April 2011

7:30am- Breakfast

8:30am- Head off to Tolaga Bay Area School (venue for tournament)

Run down of day 1 program

9am- Tournament begins 

There is no lunch break (people can graze and snack throughout the day. Stalls are available also.)

- End of Day 1

- Tea at Hauiti Marae

Saturday 16^th April 2011

7:00am- Breakfast

-      Tidy marae and pack gear up

8:00am- Depart for TBAS for finals (playoffs)

- Playoffs begin

- Prize giving

- Karakia whakamutunga

Depart for home (hoki ki te kainga) if you are staying longer you will need to arrange your own accomodation

Rules Ki-o-Rahi ki UAWA National Secondary Schools Tournament

14, 15, 16 April 2011

• must have 8 players playing at all time’s (8 players must consist of 4 male’s and 4 female’s)

• up to 12 players per team (6 male, 6 female)

• 4 x 5min quarters (20 min game’s)

• Rippa also called a tag

• up to 3 players in ‘pawero’, (2 guarding tupu, 1 player at the edge)

• kick starts only when a ‘tupu manawa has been scored’ - try

• only 4 Taniwha players allowed in ‘te roto’, when throwing at the ‘tupu’ there will be a count to keep ball in play

• when kaitiaki have ball they also will be given a count

• you can not run out of the ‘pawero’ with the ‘ki’

• no running across the ‘ara’ at all

• when retrieving the ‘ki’ outside your area both feet must still be planted on the ground

• if you are ripped you have 3 seconds to pass the ball

• if you are double ripped at once by the same player, hand over

• if you are a Kioma player running into ‘te roto’ than back out, you forfeit your points and need to start again

• Rippers must be worn on the side and must not be blocked by your arm’s when playing

• if the ball is touched in flight by opposing team there is a recount

• no moving blocks during the game

• no moving of the pou by players

• the “ki” must touch the pou

• every game played must result in a winner

• in the event of a draw, there will be a “tupu” shoot-out; meaning, 8 players from 1 team will have 8 of their players taking 1 shot each at the “tupu” whilst ONLY 1 “kiatiaki” guarding the “tupu”, teams will then swap over and the team with the most hits wins!, if in the event a draw result’s from this shoot-out a coin toss will decide the winner.

• Referees decision is final

PLEASE FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THESE RULES.

Any queries I can be contacted on my cell 027 200 1252

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