I te wā e tamariki ana koinā te mahurutanga o te tangata. Ko tēnā te wā hei whāwhātanga ki te mātauranga (TTT 1/2/1925 wh 179). / During the time of childhood a person is untroubled. That's the time to tackle education.

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Me mutu tā tāua haere ki te pāpara kāuta. Koinā te kōrero. / You and I should stop going to the pub. Yes, indeed.

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Inā koinā noa iho tāna ka pahure, he aha i tonoa atu ai? / If that’s all he’s good for, why bother asking him?
Kāore au e mōhio mēnā he tohutohu ēnā ki ahau nā taku tamarikitanga, mēnā he tohutohu whānui tonu tēnā, mēnā koinā noa iho rānei tā tērā pakeke ōku tohutohu (Rewi 2005:235). / I don't know if those were instructions to me when I was young, if it was general advice, or if that was all that that elder advised.
Mēnā koinā noa iho, ā kāti tukuna kia kōrero. / If that's all, then let him speak.

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Ki a au nei, ki te ngaro te reo Māori, kua kore he kiko o ā tātou tikanga. Koinā anō hoki tāku. / I think that if the Māori language is lost then there will be no substance to our customs. I agree.

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