Tauparapara/Whakatauki

Ki te tōku mohiotanga. Ko te tauparapara he whakapuare i mua i te mihi. (A tauparapara is an opening before a mihi.) Traditionally who recites a tauparapara? The men recite the tauparapara. Ma nga tane te tauparapara. E hara ma nga wahine (Not for the women) He aha te tauparapara? (What is a Tauparapara)  Ko te tauparapara he karakia no etahi hapu, iwi ranei. A tauparapara is too bless each doorway of each realm or dimension.