Pou Tāhu

Question 1

ōwhanga

Answer 1

(noun) nest

Question 2

whāwhā

Answer 2

(verb)(-ria,-tia) to take in the hand, feel (with the hand), lay hold of, handle, grope for

Question 3

pua

Answer 3

(verb) to bloom, produce flowers

Question 4

rukeruke

Answer 4

(verb)(-a,-tia) to throw about, toss about, fling about

(modifier) wasteful, extravagant, profligate

Question 5

pitopito kōrero

Answer 5

(noun) snippet (of information or knowledge), news, news item, news report, note

Question 6

roherohe

Answer 6

(verb)(-a,-tia) to mark off by a boundary, separate, subdivide

Question 7

moehewa

Answer 7

(verb) to be under a wrong impression, think mistakenly

Question 8

tūhura

Answer 8

(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, explore, investigate

Question 9

tautuhi

Answer 9

(verb)(-tia) to indicate, define, identify, specify

Question 10

whakatapoko

Answer 10

(verb)(-na,-ngia) to cause to enter, go into

Question 11

āki

Answer 11

(verb)(-hia,-na,-ngia) to beat, pound, crash against, dash against, strike with great force, throw down, buffet, slam against, slam

Question 12

mātāpuna

Answer 12

(noun) source

Question 13

tiakanga

Answer 13

(noun) circumstance of guarding, protection, preservation - nominalised form of tiaki

Question 14

whakauka

Answer 14

(verb) to be lasting, sustained, preserve, conserve, enduring

Question 15

hahu

Answer 15

(noun) exhumation, disinterment, digging up, unearthing

Question 16

taha Māori

Answer 16

(noun) Māori identity, Māori character, Māori side, Māori heritage, Māori ancestry, Māori descent

Question 17

aroā

Answer 17

(verb) to be comprehended, understood, perceived

Question 18

ūanga

Answer 18

(noun) landing place, place of arrival, act of becoming firm

Question 19

tūparipari

Answer 19

He whenua tūparipari ēnei whenua (TWMNT 21/4/1874:102). / This is precipitous land.

Question 20

hauwarea

Answer 20

(noun) weakness, frailty, feebleness

Question 21

rētō

Answer 21

(modifier) deep

Question 22

tūhura

Answer 22

(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, explore, investigate

Question 23

Te whakatakinga

Answer 23

Introduction

Question 24

kāwai

Answer 24

: (noun) line of descent, lineage, pedigree

Question 25

whakatairitenga

Answer 25

: (noun) comparison, contrast

Question 26

arero whīwhiwhi

Answer 26

(verb) to be tongue-tied