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Matarau or eel spears were commonly used. The shaft was around a metre long, and it often had seven points, including the sharpened shaft. A single-pointed spear was known as a taotahi, or pātia in the South Island.
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Whakamahia nuitia ai te matarau i te hopu tuna. Kotahi mita pea te roa o te kakau, e whitu ngā tara. Kīia ai ngā tao whai tara kotahi, he taotahi (pātia ki Te Wai Pounamu). Ka auahatia ngā tara o te matarau i ngā rākau pērā i te māpara, tae atu ki te iwi tohorā.