It's fast, furious and the stuff of legends

The fierceness of teams' desire to win has surprised the organisers of Wanganui's first ki o rahi module.
"We didn't expect people to get that competitive but it's good," spokesman Jay Rerekura said.
ki o rahi was a fast, exciting game, and youngsters were proving to be especially good at it.
"The little kids are the play makers. The 10 to 14-year-olds are amazing."
The traditional Maori game has been revived in Wanganui with help from Dr Ihirangi Heke of Ngati Porou Hauora. Twelve whanau-based teams are in hot competition in a series of Sunday games at Springvale Stadium.
Yesterday's ki o rahi session was the third in a module of eight that is due to finish on November 14. A vocal crowd of about 60 was watching as the teams played fast and furiously.
After two years of effort to revive the game, Mr Rerekura said there were now 160 players in the module and 18 trained referees.
Play was hard to explain but players figured it out within minutes. "Once someone plays a game, they're just hooked straight away."
Each game in the module takes about half an hour and consists of four quarters. There are 12 players of mixed ages in each team.
The teams each have different ways of scoring with the small, soft ball. They can throw it, kick it or run with it.
There's an elaborate story behind the game - a story about a woman kidnapped and a man searching for her against the odds.
Mr Rerekura said elements of tikanga were maintained, such as the tatu, a negotiation between teams before each game.
Teams can decide on what rules to use.
For example, the tupu or central goal can be hit with a straight ball or a bounced ball, the quarters can vary in length and the number, ages and sexes of people allowed on the court can be set. The Wanganui module has players of both sexes and all ages, so no tackling is allowed.
In pre-European times ki o rahi was played outdoors, and could involve full contact and tackling. It was used to prepare warriors for combat, and often played at Matariki, the Maori New Year.
It reached France and Italy when the Maori Battalion fought in Europe during World War II.
Wanganui man Reneti Tapa is in France now, playing in the New Zealand national team against a French team. He was injured leading up to the test but Mr Rerekura said he was still playing in a tournament in Paris.
In the tests the New Zealand men beat their French opponents 57-10 and the women beat theirs 33-0. Details of the tour can be followed online on the Ki O Rahi Ki Whanganui website and Facebook page.