This document provides instructions for playing a Maori hand game called Te Maori Ringaringa Kemu. The game is played in a circle with 5 or more players. To start, players slap their hands on their knees while chanting "Atawhai mai aku ringa". The first player then claps to their right while chanting "Pukana hi Pukana ha" to pass the turn. To eliminate a player, you point at them while chanting "Aue hi, Au ha pukana"; if they break the rhythm, they are out. The last player in the circle wins.

1. Te Maori Ringaringa
Kemu
A Maori Hand Game

2. Step 1
You need five or more
in a group. The group
forms a circle.

3. Step 2
To start the game you use the
words below in a beat pattern.
Words:
Atawhai mai aku ringa

4. Hand Action
Slap both hands on your knees. Continue
this in a rhythm.
Here are the words to use next in the game:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Pukana, Pukana, Pukana, Pukana.

5. Step 3
The first person to start will say:
Words:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Hand Action:
Clap facing towards the person to your
right and go around the whole group
first.

6. Step 4
To get someone out say: Aue hi, Au ha pukana
Hand Action:
The right hand is a fist pointed to anyone in the
group. Your left hand is across your chest. If the
beat is broken when you say Aui hi, Aue ha, you
are also out of the game. The winner of the game
is the last person in the circle.

7. The Game
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8. Have fun playing !!!