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arotake

1. (noun) assessment.


2. (transitive verb) assess.

arotake

1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to evaluate, review, audit.

I te tekau tau atu i 1990, i te whanaketanga o ēnei mātauranga pūtaiao, ka arotakengia anōtia te wā tae tuatahi ai te tangata ki Aotearoa (A 2017). / During the 1990s, with the development of these scientific understandings, these dates of the first of humans to Aotearoa/New Zealand were re-assessed.

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2. (noun) review, audit survey.

He whai hīranga tērā te taupori o te iwi Māori i te rautau 1700 hei tūāpapa mō te arotake i te panonitanga o te taupori (A 2015). / The population of Māori in the 18th-century provides an important basis for surveying the change in population.

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Synonyms: arotakenga, tātaritanga

arotake pukapuka

1. (noun) book review.

arotake pūtea

1. (noun) audit, financial review.

Kimihia he tikanga arotake pūtea e rite ai ki ngā hiahia o te hunga pāho Māori (RT 2013:4). / Look for an audit process to suit the wishes of Māori broadcasters.

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Mana Arotake Aotearoa

1. Audit New Zealand.

Tari Arotake Mātauranga, Te

1. (loan) Education Review Office.

Tumuaki o te Mana Arotake

1. Controller and Auditor-General.

Tari Arotake o te Motu, Te

1. (loan) Audit Department.

Poari Arotake i te Āwhina Ture, Te

1. (loan) Legal Aid Review Panel.

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