Ko ngā tāpiri kirihou he matū e horapa ana i roto i te hanganga ngota o ngā pūmua, kāore e pā kino ki te hanganga ngota o te pūmua, engari ka taea te whakapai ake i ngā āhuatanga pūmua, te whakaiti rānei i ngā utu. Mā te tāpiri i ngā tāpiri, ka taea e ngā kirihou te whakapai ake i te ngāwari o te tukatuka, ngā āhuatanga ā-tinana me ngā āhuatanga matū o te papa, me te whakanui ake i ngā āhuatanga ā-tinana me te matū o te papa.
Ngā āhuatanga tāpiri kirihou:
Teitei te whai huatanga: Ka taea e ia te mahi i ana mahi tika i roto i te tukatuka me te tono kirihou. Me whiriwhiri ngā tāpiringa kia rite ki ngā whakaritenga mahi whānui o te matū.
Hototahi: He pai te hototahi ki te kapia hangai.
Te pakari: Kāore e memeha, kāore e pupū ake, kāore e heke, kāore hoki e memeha i te tukanga tukatuka me te tono kirihou.
Pūmautanga: Kaua e pirau i te wā e tukatukahia ana, e whakamahia ana hoki te kirihou, ā, kaua hoki e tauhohe ki te kapia hangai me ētahi atu wāhanga.
Kore-paitini: Kāore he pānga paitini ki te tinana tangata.