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ngātahi

1. (modifier) together, simultaneously, as one, in unison, at the same time, concurrently.

E 500 i tēnei wā kei te takatū mō te haere ki te whawhai, ki reira tū ngātahi ai rātau ko ō rātau hoa Pākehā, pupuri ai i te mana o Ingarangi kei takahia ki raro (TKO 3/1915:7). / At this time 500 are preparing to go to fight and to stand together there with their Pākehā allies to uphold the mana of England lest it be diminished.

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Synonyms: ngātatahi, tahi

āputa ngātahi

1. (noun) harmonic interval (music).

Mēnā ka whakatangihia ngā oro i te wā kotahi, ānō nei he tangiata, ka kīia he āputa ngātahi (RTP 2015:45). / If the sounds are made at one time as if they are a chord, it is called a harmonic interval.

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mahi ngātahi

1. (noun) cooperation.


2. (intransitive verb) cooperate.


3. (noun) industrial relations.

whakaaetanga whakahaere ngātahi

1. (noun) joint management agreement.

Ka hiahiatia he whakaaetanga whakahaere ngātahi ki waenganui i a Waikato-Tainui me te Waikato Regional Council, ā, ki waenganui hoki i a Waikato-Tainui me ngā māna whakahaere ā-rohe whānui (Special report in relation to the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill 2010:5). / A joint management agreement was desired between Waikato-Tainui and the Waikato Regional Council, and also between Waikato-Tainui and the regional authorities.

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