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Te reo often uses ki te when talking about the reason for doing something.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka ki te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to read the book.
An exception is when kite ("to see") is the reason for the action. Instead of saying ki te kite (which sounds like a duplication,) kia is used:
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.
However, the reason behind this is not the duplication of ki te kite. This change happens with other "experience" verbs such as mōhio ("to know"), mārama ("to understand") and rongo ("to hear").
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.
Kei te haere ahau ki te mara kia rongo ahau ki ētahi putiputi.
I am going to the garden in order to smell some flowers.
Note that experience verbs take ki (and so ki te pono), with the exception of kite which takes i (and so kite ahau i te pukapuka).