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Ko te kiripuaki, te āhuatanga rānei o roto i tētahi paki, ko ia kei te whawhai, kei te ātete, kei te whakararu i a tuahangata, i a tuawahine rānei.
The character or phenomenon within a story who fights, opposes or makes trouble for the hero or heroine.
I ētahi o ngā pūrākau, ko Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga te kiritoariri, ko ia hei whakararu i ōna tuākana.
He mahi nui tā te kiritoariri ki te whakaputa whakaaro kē atu e pā ana ki te kaupapa.
E haka ana ia i te haka a te kiritoariri.