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He tou tīwaiwaka!
He tou tīwaiwaka!
Ants in your pants!
The whakataukī
He tou tīwaiwaka
means
a bottom like a tīwaiwaka
(fantail). It refers to someone who can’t sit/stay still! A tīwaiwaka flutters about erratically to catch its prey.
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