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terewīhana

1. (loan) (noun) television.

tīwī

1. (loan) (noun) television.

E Kato, inā tāua e taumaha nei i te nama — he hiko, tīwī, me te raihana mō ngā waerehe me utu i tēnei marama (TAH 66:6). / Kato, here we are laden with our bills — electricity, TV and radio licences which have to be paid this month.

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hongere (pouaka whakaata)

1. (noun) television channel.

wāhanga (pouaka whakaata)

1. (noun) television channel.

Ngā Aho Whakaari

1. Māori in Film, Video and Television Inc. - the national body for Māori working in film, video and television in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

whakaari pouaka whakaata

1. (noun) television drama.

roumamao

1. (noun) remote control (for television, etc.).

Ko te roumamao te tohu rangatira i roto i ētahi whānau. / The remote control is a symbol of leadership in some families.

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Reo Tātaki, Te

1. (personal name) Television New Zealand.

Whakaata Māori

1. (noun) Māori Television.

whakaaturanga

1. (noun) exhibition, television programme, expo, demonstration, pageant, production, publicity, display, presentation, performance, show, exhibit.

I tū te whakaaturanga reo Māori a He Huia Kaimanawa ki te whare tapere o Te Rauparaha i Porirua i te 15-16 o Whiringa-ā-nuku 2009 (HM 4/2009:5). / The Māori language expo, He Huia Kaimanawa, was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on the 15-16 October 2009.

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Synonyms: whakawhiwhinga, tuku, tāpaetanga, whakatakotoranga, whakaputanga, whakatairanga, haka, purei, whakatangitangi, whakakite, tohu, tiata, whakaatu, whakaariari, whakaari, whakaatuatu, tohutohu, tītohu, hura, mataraharaha


2. (noun) notice, notification.

He mihi ake nō mātou ki tō whakaaturanga mai i te haupū moni mō ngā pīhopa e rua (KO 15/6/1885:4). / We thank you for your notification of the fund of money for the two bishops.

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Synonyms: pānuitanga, kupu whakaatu, whakaatu, whakamōhio


3. (noun) testimony, evidence, description.

E mārama noa atu ana ngā whakaaturanga, mai i ngā tuhituhinga a Tā John Gorst o te tau 1864 (RT 2013:106). / The evidence from the writings of Sir John Gorst in 1864 is absolutely clear.

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pouaka whakaata

1. (noun) television, TV.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 92-93;)

Ka noho pōwhiwhiwhiwhi katoa ngā taura hiko i muri i te pouaka whakaata (PK 2008:686). / The electric cords behind the television were all tangled up.

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hongere

1. (noun) channel.

Uru ana ngā whenua katoa e takoto ana ki te hauāuru o ngā Hakihona o te Tonga me ngā whenua i te awa o te Temu tae noa ki te moana i karangatia ko te Hongere Ingirihi (KO 15/10/1887:6). / It encompassed all the lands lying to the west of the South Saxons and the lands from the River Thames right to the ocean called the English Channel.

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2. (noun) television channel.

Me whakatū tētahi hongere whakaata irirangi Māori (HM 4/1996). / A Māori television channel should be established.

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Mātāwai, Te

1. (personal noun) Māori/Iwi Electoral College - the Māori Language Strategy proposed in 2014 to establish a purpose built iwi entity that will assume responsibility for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Māngai Pāho, and will assume the roles and responsibilities of Te Pūtahi Pāho with regard to the Māori Television Service. There will be a greater focus on Crown Māori/iwi relationships in this sector, and more emphasis on whānau, hapū and iwi language planning and development.

Te tikanga mā Te Mātāwai e riro anō ai te mana whakahaere kaupapa reo i te iwi Māori. / It would seem that through Te Mātāwai the Māori people will again take over the authority of managing language matters.

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Horomia, Parekura Tureia

1. (personal name) (1950-2013 ) Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu; labourer, printer, civil servant, Labour Party politician. Elected for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate in 1999. Minister of Māori Affairs in 2000-2008. Played a significant role in setting up Māori Television and expanding the role of iwi radio in New Zealand. Renowned for his strong ties with the people of his electorate and Māori generally.

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