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tari

1. (verb) to ensnare, snare, trap.

Ka tae ki runga ki te maunga, ka taria e ia te kiwi, ka mau (W 1971:391). / Arriving on the mountain he trapped a kiwi and caught it.

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2. (noun) noose (for catching birds, etc.).

Ka hangā he tari, ā ka hoatu, ka pōtaeria ki tōna upoko (W 1971:391). / A noose was made and then placed over his head.

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Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro


3. (noun) plaiting of several strands.

Ka kitea i konei te whiri maha nei, te tari, te tāmaka, te whiri pāraharaha, te rinorino (NM 1928:127). / Many types of plaiting were seen here, plaiting of several strands, round cord plaited with four or more strands, flat cord plaited with three strands, and rope of two strands.

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tari

1. (verb) (-a) to carry, take, bring.

Ka tahuri ia ki te whawhati kānga, ka tari ki rō whata, i ngā tōnapi ki rō whare (TWK 6:31). / He set about picking the corn and taking it into the storage place, and the turnips into the house.

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tari

1. (loan) (noun) office, department, study.

Kei te Tari Māori tana tari. / Her office is at the Māori Department.

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tari tāpoi

1. (loan) (noun) tourism office.

Tari Rerewē

1. (loan) Railways Department.

Tari Raraunga

1. (loan) Citizenship Office.

Tari Māori

1. (loan) Department of Native Affairs, Department of Māori Affairs.

Tari Kōti, Te

1. (loan) Department of Courts.

Tari Rūri Whenua

1. (loan) Department of Lands and Survey.

Tari Ahu Moana

1. (loan) Marine Department.

Tari Kaumātua, Te

1. (loan) Office for Senior Citizens.

tari-kākāriki

1. (noun) rope of four strands - also as tarikākāriki.

tari-karakia

1. (noun) square rope of eight strands - also as tarikarakia.

tari mana taurite

1. equity office.

Tari Tāke, Te

1. (loan) Inland Revenue Department.

Tari Kooti, Te

1. (loan) Department for Courts.

Tari Mātauranga, Te

1. (loan) Department of Education (now called Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga).

Tari Taiohi, Te

1. (loan) Office of Youth Affairs (now the Ministry of Youth Development).

Tari Taiwhenua, Te

1. (loan) Department of Internal Affairs.

Nō tana oranga mai, ka mahi a Pēneti ki raro i a Meiha Tianara Howard Kippenberger i te Puna Kōrero Tuku Iho mō te Pakanga o Te Tari Taiwhenua, e tuhi ana i tētehi tuhinga hukihuki mō te hītori o te hokowhitu Māori (TTR 2000:19). / After his recovery Bennett worked under Major General Howard Kippenberger on the draft of the Māori Battalion’s history with the War History Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.

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Tari Tatau, Te

1. (loan) Statistics New Zealand.

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