Ki o Rahi

Ki-o-rahi is a ball sport played by Maori in New Zealand. It is played with a small round ball called a 'ki'. The game is not widely known but is played in Northland and in scattered locations throughout the country. The game resembles rugby, touch, netball, basketball and Australian Rules Football. Two teams of seven players play on a circular field divided into zones, and score points by touching the 'pou' (boundary markers) and hitting a central 'tupu' or target.

The game is based around a maori ancestor named Rahi Tu Taka Hina and has a strong link to Matariki as seen in the seven pou (markers) which represent the seven stars of Matariki.

Learn to Play Ki o Rahi

• 5 minute overview on youtube
• 20 minute DVD available for $5 (plus postage and packaging), including one of the puurakau (mythology) and other variations to the rules. Please contact Jamie George on jamie.george@cmsport.co.nz if you would like to purchase this DVD
• more resources coming soon