1. (personal name) atua who provided guidance and protection in war, Halley's Comet - seen by earth every 75 years and last seen in 1986.
Ko tētahi o ana tino maumaharatanga ko tana kitenga i te unahiroa o Rongomai e topa ana i Waimārama i te tau 1910 (TTR 1998:91). / One of his cherished memories was seeing Halley's comet soaring over Waimārama in 1910.
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