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whanonga

1. (noun) behaviour, conduct.

He wahine tino panapana, tino hūkokikoki, ā, he wā anō, he matawhawhati te whanonga (TTR 1996:56). / She was a very emotional and temperamental woman and sometimes behaved unpredictably.

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whakaauraki whanonga

1. (noun) behaviour modification.

urutaunga whanonga

1. (noun) behavioural adaptation.

tātari whanonga

1. (noun) behaviour analysis.

taunaki whanonga

1. (noun) character reference.

Me tuku mai ngā ingoa o ngā tāngata tokotoru mā rātou he taunaki whanonga e tuhi mai. / Please send the names of three people who will write character references.

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whanonga auau

1. (noun) compulsion.

whanonga pono

1. (noun) principles, values.

He mea whakamātau nāna kia riro mā āna kōrero ōpaki ki ngā kaitōrangapū Pākehā e mōhio ai rātou ki te tāhuhu o ngā whanonga pono a te Māori (TTR 1996:49). / In informal conversation she tried to convey to Pākehā politicians an understanding of central Māori values.

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Mana Whanonga Kaipāho, Te

1. Broadcasting Standards Authority.

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