rōpū
1. (noun) group, party of people, company, gang, association, entourage, committee, organisation, category.
Ko te kaiwhakahaere o tēnei rōpū ko tētahi o ngā kaiārahi tūruhi o Te Whakarewarewa (TP 6/1910:7). / The organiser of this group is one of the tourist guides at Te Whakarewarewa.
Synonyms: tōpūtanga, whakahaere, whakahaerenga, anga
Rōpū Nāhinara
1. (loan) (noun) New Zealand National Party - a conservative political party established in 1936.
Synonyms: Nāhinara
Rōpū Reipa
1. (loan) (noun) New Zealand Labour Party - a political party formed in 1916 to represent the interests of working people.
Ko te tūmanako kia riro mā te tumuaki o te Rōpū Reipa, mā Te Hōrana, e whakatakoto te kaupapa ki te aroaro o te Pāremata (TTR 1998:219). / It was hoped that the leader of the Labour Party, Mr Holland, would present the matter to Parliament.
rōpū tōrangapū
1. (noun) political party.
I te tau 1996 ka whakakuhuna te kaupapa whirirua hei tikanga pōti whānui, e whai wāhi ai ngā rōpū tōrangapū ririki ki roto Pāremata (Te Ara 2013). / In 1996 the mixed member proportional representation voting system was introduced whereby minority political parties can have a place in Parliament.
rōpū puoro
1. (noun) band (music).
Synonyms: pāna
Rōpū Hāhi Mihinare
1. (noun) Church Missionary Society.
I te tau 1840, i te marama o Hānuere, ka haere rāua ko Te Korohiko ki Pēwhairangi i te taha o Te Karu Whā, o te Rōpū Hāhi Mihinare, ki ngā hui whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mō te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1990:187). / In January 1840, he and Te Korohiko travelled to the Bay of Islands with Henry Williams of the Church Missionary Society to the gathering discussing the Treaty of Waitangi.
2. (noun) group work.
He mahi ā-rōpū tēnei, arā, me mahi ngātahi koutou ki te whakautu i ngā pātai. / This is a group activity, that is you must work together to answer the questions.
