Ko te toka puia he momo toka e hangaia ana i te wā e pupuhi ana te puia i roto i te kirinuku o Papatūānuku. He rauemi taiao maha-mahi te kohatu puia, he nui te uara ōhanga me te pāpori. Ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga rauemi hanga, tongi, rauemi mata matū, rauemi mata rongoā, hua tiaki taiao, taonga hauora, whakapaipai whare, me ētahi atu. He āhuatanga o ngā kohatu puia pērā i te ātete ki te kakahu, te ātete ki te pēhanga, ngā āhuatanga patu huakita, me ngā āhuatanga ārai-mumura, ā, he whānui ngā tono i roto i ngā mara maha. Nō reira, he mea nui te whakawhanake me te whakamahi i ngā toka puia.

Ngā rauemi hanga. He tino pakari, he ātete hoki ki te pakaru ngā kōhatu puia, ā, he ngāwari ki te tukatuka kia puta he āhua me he rahi rerekē. Nō reira, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia ngā kōhatu puia hei hanga whare pēnei i ngā whare, ngā rori, me ngā piriti. Hei tāpiri, he momo kōhatu puia motuhake e kiia nei ko te "kōhatu rangitoto", he iti te uruhanga me te kaha pēhi teitei, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga whare pēnei i ngā tāke me ngā tauranga.

Ngā rauemi whakapaipai. He ahurei ngā tae me ngā kakano o ngā kōhatu puia, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei whakapaipai i ngā whare, i ngā pāka, me ētahi atu. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā kōhatu puia hei hanga whakapaipai pēnei i ngā ahi tahu, i ngā taiapa, i ngā roto, hei whakatakoto papa, pakitara, me ētahi atu. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā kōhatu puia hei hanga i ngā mahi toi maha, pēnei i ngā whakairo, i te porcelain, me ētahi atu.

Rauemi tātari wai. He nui te horahanga mata motuhake o ngā toka puia, ā, ka taea e rātou te mimiti i ngā paru me ngā poke i roto i te wai. Nō reira, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia ngā toka puia hei tātari wai, hei whakapai ake hoki i te kounga o te wai. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei hanga tātari wai, hei hanga tāke wai ma rānei.

Te hanga sima. He rauemi hanga whare te sima e whakamahia ana hei hono i ngā momo rauemi hanga whare, pērā i te raima, te pereki, me ētahi atu. Ko te kōhatu puia tētahi o ngā rauemi mata matua mō te sima, ka taea te tahu tahi me ngā rauemi pērā i te raima me te gypsum. I te wā o te tukanga hanga sima, ka pakaruhia te toka puia kia ririki, ka konatunatua ki ētahi atu rauemi mata. Ko te kounga o te sima e whakawhirinaki ana ki te kounga o ngā toka puia, nō reira he mea nui kia whiriwhiria ngā toka puia kounga teitei.

Tongi. He maha ngā momo matū iti kei roto i ngā toka puia, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga tongi. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakaranu i te paura toka puia ki roto i te oneone hei whakarato i ngā tipu ki ngā matū iti pēnei i te konupūmā, te rino, me te konutea. Hei tāpiri, ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei ārai i te nui rawa, i te iti rawa rānei o te waikawa o te oneone, kia mau tonu ai te taumata pH e tika ana mō te oneone. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei whakatika i te oneone kua pakaru, hei whakapai ake hoki i te momona o te oneone.

Ngā rauemi mata matū. Kei roto i ngā toka puia ngā momo matū maha, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei whakaputa hua matū. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei whakaputa alumina me te konupora waikura. Ko te konupora waikura he rauemi mata matū e whakamahia whānuitia ana hei hanga tae, rauemi hanga, me ngā hua rongoā. Ko te konupora waikura he rauemi mata matū e whakamahia whānuitia ana hoki, ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga paninga, kirihou, mati, me ētahi atu. Hei tāpiri, ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei whakaputa i ngā momo waikura whakarewa, pērā i te konupora waikura parahi, te konupora waikura rino, me ētahi atu. He whānuitia te whakamahinga o ēnei rauemi mata matū i roto i ngā ahumahi, ahuwhenua, rongoā, me ētahi atu mara.

Ngā rauemi mata rongoā. Kei roto i ngā toka puia he maha ngā huānga whai hua, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga rongoā. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i te boron i roto i ngā toka puia hei hanga rongoā ārai-matepukupuku, hei āwhina i te aukati i te tipu o ngā pūtau matepukupuku. Hei tāpiri, ka taea te whakamahi i te konupūmā i roto i ngā toka puia hei hanga rongoā whakaheke wera me te whakamamae i te mamae, hei āwhina i te whakamamae i ngā tohu pēnei i te kirika me te ānini. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā kohatu puia hei hanga i ngā hua hauora, pēnei i ngā tāpiringa konupūmā me ngā papa huaora.

Te tiaki taiao. He kaha te mimiti o ngā toka puia, ā, ka taea e rātou te mimiti i ngā matū kino i roto i te wai. Nō reira, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia ngā toka puia hei pure i ngā rauemi wai me te tiaki i te taiao. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei tātari wai hei pure i te wai inu o te whare; ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei hanga tāke wai ma, hei pure hoki i ngā wai para ahumahi. Hei tāpiri, ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei pure i te taiao hau. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā toka puia hei horoi hau hei mimiti i ngā matū kino pēnei i te formaldehyde me te benzene i roto i te hau o roto; ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā kohatu puia hei tahu hei pure i te hau putanga. Kei te whānui haere te whakamahinga o ngā toka puia i roto i te mara tiaki taiao, ā, kei te kukume mai i te aro nui.

Ngā taonga hauora. He nui ngā āhuatanga patu huakita me te ārai-mumura o ngā kōhatu puia, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei hanga taonga hauora. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i ngā kōhatu puia hei hanga pāti tiaki, kopare kanohi, tote kaukau waewae, me ētahi atu hua. He pānga whakamakuku, patu huakita, ārai-mumura me ētahi atu hua o ēnei hua, ā, ka taea te whakamahi hei tiaki i te kiri, ngā kanohi, ngā waewae, me ētahi atu. Hei tāpiri, ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā kōhatu puia hei hanga taputapu whakaora, pērā i ngā papa mirimiri, ngā rākau mirimiri, me ētahi atu. Ka taea e ēnei hua te āwhina i te whakapai ake i te rere o te toto o te tangata me te whakatairanga i te whakaora. Kei te whānui haere te whakamahinga o ngā kōhatu puia i roto i te mara o ngā taonga hauora, ā, kei te kukume haere i te aro.

Whakapaipai Kāinga. He āhua ahurei te kakano me te tae o ngā kōhatu puia, ā, ka taea te whakamahi mō te whakapaipai kāinga. Hei tauira, ka taea te whakamahi i te kōhatu puia hei hanga i ngā papa tēpu, i ngā papa kaute, i ngā taera papa, me ētahi atu hua. He āhuatanga ēnei hua pērā i te ātete ki te kakahu, te ātete ki te pēhanga, me te ātete ki te wera, ā, he pai mō ngā huihuinga kāinga. Hei tāpiri, ka taea hoki te whakamahi i ngā kōhatu puia hei whakapaipai, pērā i ngā poroporo, ngā mowhiti, ngā whakakai taringa, me ētahi atu. He āhuatanga ataahua, he pakari hoki ēnei hua, ā, e piki haere ana te pai o te iwi. Kei te whānui haere te whakamahinga o ngā kōhatu puia i roto i te ao whakapaipai kāinga, ā, e kukume ana i te aro nui.