Nā runga i tēnei āhua ka whakaarahia ake tētahi o ngā kupu tahito mō te marama, arā ko te māhina (HM 3/1994:7). / As a result of this aspect one of the old words for the moon has been revived, namely 'māhina'.

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Whanake te ata māhina ka tae te kuia nei (JPS 1926:96). / When the moon rose this elderly woman arrived.

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I te hononga o Tūrongo rāua ko Māhina-a-rangi ka hono hoki ngā tātai nunui o te Tai-rāwhiti ki ngā tātai o ngā iwi o Tainui (NIT 1995:73). / When Tūrongo and Māhina-a-rangi married they united the chiefly lineages of the East Coast with those of the Tainui tribes.

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Cherish the cast away treasure of Māhina. /

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