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makahīni

1. (loan) (noun) magazine.

I puta ētehi kōrero mōna i roto i ngā pānui rongo kōrero mō ngā tāngata hau o roto i ngā nūpepa me ngā makahīni (TTR 1996:121). / Some accounts appeared about her in the society columns of newspapers and magazines.

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Synonyms: maheni, pukapuka maheni

maheni

1. (stative) be smooth, sleek (of the skin, etc.).

Ko te pōhoi taringa nō te huruhuru maheni o te kēkē o te toroa (TTT 1/9/1924:s4). / The feather ornament for the ear is of smooth feathers from under the wing of the albatross.

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2. (noun) magazine.

I tuhi a Rōpiha i ētahi pūrongo i 'Te Ao Hou', ā, i āwhina atu hoki ia ki te ārahi i ngā kaupapa a te maheni nei i ōna tau tuatahi (TTR 2000:188). / Rōpiha wrote articles for 'Te Ao Hou', and he also helped guide the magazine’s policies in its early years.

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Synonyms: makahīni, pukapuka maheni

pukapuka maheni

1. (noun) magazine.

I te tau 1966 ka puta ko tā te Māori whakahōnore i te tānga o tōna whakaahua ki te uhi o 'Te Ao Hou', he pukapuka maheni Māori (TTR 1998:133). / He was honoured in 1966 by Māori with the publication of his photograph on the cover of 'Te Ao Hou', a Māori magazine.

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Synonyms: makahīni, maheni

mahenihiko

1. (noun) electronic magazine.

kopa matā

1. (noun) magazine (gun).

puka maheni

1. (noun) (book) magazine.

Wihiri Niuhi

1. (loan) (noun) Weekly News - a popular Aotearoa/New Zealand weekly magazine with many photographs and the news of the week. Ran for many years in the mid twentieth century.

pūrongo

1. (verb) to report.


2. (noun) report, article (for a magazine, etc.).

I tuhi a Rōpiha i ētahi pūrongo i 'Te Ao Hou', ā, i āwhina atu hoki ia ki te ārahi i ngā kaupapa a te maheni nei i ōna tau tuatahi (TTR 2000:188). / Rōpiha wrote articles for 'Te Ao Hou', and he also helped guide the magazine’s policies in its early years.

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Synonyms: rongo, rongorongo, pakū, hau, pūrongorongo, rīpoata, kupu whakatau

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