Ahurea Tikangia me te Ritenga
Ko te tohu ake o ngā kīwaha rakau ritenga ko te kounga whakapai rawa me te āhua ā-whānui. Ko te tīmatanga o ia tuākana he rakau tōa kua whiriwhiria kia pai ai te āhua o te kōpiko, te kaha me te āhua ā-rangi. Ko te tikanga hanga he whakamahi i ngā tikanga tapahi tātai e whakapumau ai i ngā tapa pakaru me te āhua tōtika. Ko te hanga rewharewha rerekētia e whakaaetia ana te whakamahi i ngā whakaprinta tino rerehua, e āwhina ana i te whakaputa i ngā āhua, tohu, kupu, me te whakaahua anō hoki ki te kounga tino tikanga. Ko te rerekētia e whakahaerengia te rōpuna kia waiho hei tohu roa kaua ko te whakapā ki te whakapapa o te rakau. E whātata ai ngā wāhi maha kia rereke ai te āhua, ā he tikanga ārai irihau hoki e manawa tāwhai ai i te rakau mai i te āhua irihau me te whakamahinga o te rā, ā he whakapai ake i te āhua tūmatanui o te rakau.