taiao

1. (noun) world, Earth, natural world, environment, nature, country.

E ai ki te Māori he hononga ita tō te tangata ki te whenua me te taiao (Te Ara 2013). / According to the Māori, humans are tightly connected to the land and to the natural world.

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whakaahua taiao

1. (noun) landscape image, landscape photograph.

tiramahi taiao

1. (noun) field crew.

kaitohu taiao

1. (noun) field director.

rawa taiao

1. (noun) natural resource.

He kōrero ēnei mō ngā rawa taiao a te iwi. / These are accounts about the natural resources of the tribe.

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kaihopu āhua taiao

1. (noun) field camera operator.

Toi te Taiao

1. (noun) The Bioethics Council.

kaihopu oro taiao

1. (noun) field audio operator.

whakaaetanga rawa taiao

1. (noun) resource consent.

Kāore e pai ana te tatari kia pau noa ngā whakaaetanga rawa taiao; engari me whakapau kaha tonu ki te rapu huarahi hei whakaiti i ngā pānga kino o ngā keringa (Tai Tumu, Tai Pari, Tai Ao, Te Mahere ā-Taiao a Waikato-Tainui 2013:246). / It is not appropriate to wait until the resource consents have expired, but ways should be sought energetically to reduce the pollution of the waterways.

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