poitarawhiti (POY-TAA-RAA-FEE-TEE) netball Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā, e whā o Hereturi-kōkā, 2014 4 August 2014

Sample sentence:  Te Tïma Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa. The New Zealand Netball team. Where poitarawhiti might be used:  In sports broadcasts and news, in bilingual names for local netball clubs and teams.  He Whakataukī: Koia anö me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau. Like a bird’s feathers flying in the wind. A metaphor for swiftness. (Ngä Pepeha 1397) Synonym: Netipöro