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houanga

1. (noun) shelf-life.

houanga

1. (location) the season, interval of time, year.

Ā houanga nei pea te tino manakohia ai ngā kai o Niu Tīreni (MM.TKM 15/8/1857:7). / Perhaps next season the produce of New Zealand will be in strong demand.

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See also ā houanga, i houanga, nō houanga, mō ā houanga

Synonyms: tau, kaupeka, , takiwā


2. (noun) interval of time, year.

I te houanga: Ā tētahi wā, ā muri ake nei, ā tērā tau. He kupu tahito. Ki ētahi iwi 'houange' (M 2004:98). / At length: In the course of time, eventually, next year. An ancient word. To some tribes it is 'houange'.

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houanga memeha

1. (noun) (science) half-life.

ā houanga

1. (location) next year, next season, a year from now.

Kei te whakaarohia iho, tēnā e manakohia nuitia te witi ā houanga nei, hei uta atu ki tāwāhi, hei whāngai hoki i ngā tāngata o konei (MM.TKM 30/6/1959:6). / It is thought that next season's wheat crop will be in great demand for export and to feed the people here.

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Synonyms: mō ā houanga

raraunga houanga

1. (noun) time series data.

Ko ngā raraunga houanga ngā raraunga ka hua mai i te ine i tētahi āhuatanga i te takanga o te wā. Ka whakaatu ēnei momo raraunga i te rerekē haere o tētahi āhuatanga i te takanga o te wā. Hei tauira, ko te ine i te tāroaroa me te taumaha o tētahi pēpi i ia wiki (TRP 2010:229). / Time series data is data which arises from measuring something at intervals of time. This type of data shows how something changes over time. For example, the length and weight of a baby is measured every week (TRP 2010:229).

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i houanga

1. (location) last year, a year ago, last season.

Ko ngā puhera witi i maea mai i ngā whenua o Whakatāne, i houanga e 8,500 (KO 13/11/1882:4). / Last year 8,500 bushels of wheat were harvested from the lands of Whakatāne.

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Synonyms: nō houanga, tauhounga, tauhouanga

nō houanga

1. (location) last year, a year ago, last season.

Nō houanga ka paremo ki te wai ngā tāngata e 53 i Niu Tīreni (KO 15/11/1884:1). / Last year 53 people drowned in New Zealand.

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Synonyms: i houanga, tauhounga, tauhouanga

mō ā houanga

1. (location) by and by, after a time, next season.

Huia katoatia ēnei rongo, e āhua pai ana mō ngā tāngata whakatupu kai i Niu Tīrani, mō ngā kai o tēnei tau, ā, mō ā houanga anō hoki (MM.TKM 29/7/1858:7). / Altogether these reports are quite encouraging for growers in New Zealand, both for tis year and the next season.

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Synonyms: ā houanga

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