What is the name of the traditional Māori weapon, a long wooden staff with a carved head at one end, used both as a striking weapon and in ceremonial challenge?

• A Taiaha ✓
• B Mere
• C Patu
• D Wahaika

The taiaha is wielded with great skill and is considered a sacred weapon ΓÇö the carved head (upoko) represents the ancestor, and the wielder speaks through it during the wero (ceremonial challenge) on the marae.