Nō te kitenga o Tāne-tūturi i taua māramatanga ka kōrero atu ia ki ōna tuākana, "Kua kitea e au tētahi māramatanga e kohara mai ana i roto i te kēkē o tō tātau pāpā. Kei te hunaia e ō tātau mātua te māramatanga i a tātau, kei whiti mai ki a tātau." (HWM 4). / When Tāne-tūturi saw the light he said to his elder brothers, "I have seen some light shining in the armpit of our father. The light is being hidden from us by our parents so that it can't shine on us."

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Ka kohara a Hineteiwaiwa ki a Tinirau. Ka kohara a Tinirau ki a Hineteiwaiwa (Tr 1874:49). / Hineteiwaiwa was smitten with Tinirau and Tinirau was infatuated with Hineteiwaiwa.

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I a au i te huarahi e whakamau atu ana ki te kāinga, ka aro kōmuri ngā kare ā-roto ki tērā marae ātaahua i wānanga tahi ai, i whakatoi tahi ai, i mingomingo tahi ai, i whakarīrā tahi ai mātou (HM 4/1994:3). / While I was on the road heading for home the inner thoughts turned back to that beautiful marae where we had discussed, given cheek, laughed and worked hard together.

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He puia hoki pea, he ahi whānāriki, kei raro e panapana ake ana (TWMNT 11/8/1874:206). / And it was probably volcano, geothermal activity thrusting up from below.

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He wahine tino panapana, tino hūkokikoki, ā, he wā anō, he matawhawhati te whanonga (TTR 1996:56). / She was a very emotional and temperamental woman and sometimes behaved unpredictably.

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Ka tere te panapana o te manawa, ka tere anō te rere a ngā toto ki te roro (TTT 1/2/1926:352). / The heart throbs faster and the flow of the blood to the brain speeds up.

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Rere ana te panapana o te tawhiti (W 1971:256). / The spring of the trap went off.

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Ko tēnei hui he wāhi e āhei ai ngā reo katoa ki te whakamōhio he aha tā rātou e whakaako nei, e hiahia nei; ngā pukapuka, ngā rīpine, ngā ataata e pā ana ki taua reo me ngā āhuatanga hou katoa e whakaarotia ake ana e tēnā reo, e tēnā reo, kia wana ake ai ngā whakaakoranga, kia tahuri atu hoki te tangata ki taua reo (HM 1/1993:1). / This conference was a venue where all languages would be able to inform others about their teaching and what they were aspiring to do; the books, tape recordings and videos relevant to a particular language and all the new methods being considered by each language to enliven the teaching so that a person would be turned on by that language.

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Ko te wana ki ahau, ko ngā rongo, ngā kare ā-roto rānei e ara mai ana i roto i a koe, nā runga i tētahi mahi e mahia mai ana e tētahi tangata (KR 2013:33). / To me, 'wana' are the feelings, or the emotions that rise up from within you as a result of some action performed by someone.
E ai ki te mahara ake o tētehi o te minenga ki a Mere e wani mai ana i te whatārangi kia tū ai ki te aroaro-ā-kapa, ki reira haka tahi atu ai me rātau me te puta o te ihi, o te wana (TTR 1998:1). / One member of the audience remembered Mere gliding across the stage to stand in the front row of the haka group to join them in the haka with great excitement and gusto.

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Ka taka iho ngā kākano o te nīkau ki te whenua, nāwai ā kua pihi ake, kua tipu mai he wana (PK 2008:1056). / The seeds of the nīkau tree drop to ground and after a time they sprout and seedlings grow.

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Me pēhea te ārai atu i te whakatoi a te tamaiti porohīanga, ina kite atu i ngā waewae hapehape me ngā tuarā hake, me ētahi ake āhua mate. He hemonga hoki tērā nō te tamaiti porohianga, e whakatoi i ngā mea pērā, hei rekareka māna (TTT 1/1/1925:171). / How should one stop a mischievous child's teasing when he sees people who are lame, have humpbacks and other types of ailments. That's an obsession of a mischievous child, to tease ones like that for his own enjoyment.

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E rangona atu ana anō ngā hoe a taua iwi nei e pakū ana ki te niao o te waka, me te kakare anō o te wai o te moana i ā rātou hoe (JPS 1894:29). / The paddles of that people knocking on the gunwales of the canoe, and the swish of the waters of the sea from the paddles, were heard.

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Kāpā ianei kei te ohi anō, e tau te kakare te tau o te manawa (W 1971:100). / Were I in my youth again, emotion might stir my affections.

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Ka tūtaki a Puhiwahine ki a Hauāuru, he māhuri tōtara nō Ngāti Matakore, hapū o Ngāti Maniapoto. Ka piri rāua i te piri mate kanehe (TTR 1994:93). / Puhiwahine met Hauāuru, a young chief of Ngāti Matakore, a hapū of Ngāti Maniapoto. They fell in love.

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E rongonuitia ana a Tūtānekai i tōna mate kanehe ki a Hinemoa (Te Ara 2016). / Tūtānekai is best known for his romance with Hinemoa.

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I te nui o tōna mate kanehe ka tangi atu a ia ki te iwi tūrehu, kia tōia a ia ki te moana kia mutu ake ai te aroha i a ia (Te Ara 2011). / Because of his great anguish he cried out to the fairy-like creatures of the forest to drag him into the ocean, so that his pain might be ended.

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He remurere tana mautohe ki te mahi takatakahi a ngā ture nei i te mana me ngā tikanga Māori i whakamautia mai rā ki a rātou i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1994:36). / His arguments were passionate that these laws were trampling Māori mana and rights that had been guaranteed to them under the Treaty of Waitangi.

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He pū kōrero i tono, ā, i āhei ki te tū i ngā hui, he reo reka e hiahiatia ana hei kīnaki whaikōrero, he kaitito waiata, he wahine remurere (TTR 1990:361). / She was an orator who claimed and could speak at meetings, a sweet singer desired as a support for speeches, a composer of songs and a passionate woman.

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Hai tohu mō te manawawera o Te Pairi, tapaina ana ia e tōna whanaunga tata, e Mita Taupopoki ki te ingoa karanga 'Te Pairi Tarapekepeke' (TTR 1996:219). / To convey Te Pairi's volatile nature, his close relative, Mita Taupopoki, gave him the nickname Te Pairi Tarapekepeke (Te Pairi the leaper).

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Ka mahia te manawawera kei te kaihaka tonu āna nekeneke i tēnei momo haka. / When a manawa wera is done it's up to the performer to do her own actions with this type of haka.

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Ahakoa kāre i tino rerekē atu ōna kākahu i ōna hoa, i kitea tonutia he tangata nui, he tangata ihiihi, kua taunga kē ki te whakatakoto kupu (TTR 1994:82). / Although his clothes were not much different from his companions, it could be seen that he was a person of importance and authority used to making decisions.

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Ka tae mai te ihiihi ki a mātou katoa, ka whakahauhau ngā rangatira, "Tēnā rā, e te iwi, kia toa!" (HKW 1/2/1901:13). / When we all felt the excitement, the leaders commanded, "People, be bold!"

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Ko te ihiihi te āhua o tā te tangata whakapuaki kupu, whakakori tinana rānei hei whakaatu i te tino wairua o tana kōrero, o tana waiata, o tana kanikani, o tana whakaari rānei. Ina te kitea, te rangona rānei o te kare ā-roto, pērā i te pōuri, te riri, te wehi me te koa (RMR 2017). / Expression is the way a person expresses their words or moves their body to convey the essential feeling of what they are saying, singing, dancing or acting. It is the communicating of emotion, such as sadness, rage, fear and joy (RMR 2017).

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Ko te rangi anō hoki tērā i wehewehe ai te ihiihi rangi me te ihiihi nuku o te waka (JPS 1957:221-222). / That was the day when the upper and lower ornamental wands were arranged.

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