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whakawhanake

1. (verb) (-tia) to develop, improve.

Atu i te paunga o te rau tau 1900 ki ngā tau tōmua o te mano tau 2000, ka whakawhanake a Ngāi Tahu i tā rātou kaupapa wae tāpoi e karangatia ana ko Whale Watch (Te Ara 2014). / From the late 1900s to the early 2000s, Ngāi Tahu developed tourism trips called Whale Watch.

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2. (modifier) developing.

I roto i tana tūranga hei minita Māori atu i te paunga o te tekau tau 1920, ka kōkiri a Āpirana Ngata i ngā kaupapa whakawhanake whenua i piki ai te rahi o ngā kaiahuwhenua Māori (Te Ara 2014). / In his role as Native Minister from the late 1920s, Āpirana Ngata spearheaded land development schemes, which increased the number of Māori farmers.

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3. (noun) development.

Ko tāna, he whakarato āwhina mō te hapori, te mātauranga, te hauora, ngā hākinakina, te whakawhanake hoki i ngā whenua me ngā rawa (Te Ara 2014). / It is involved in social, education and health services, sporting activities, and the development of land and assets.

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