2. (noun) autumn.
I te tokerau ka poto haere ngā rā, ka tae ki te takurua, kua tino poto rawa atu (PK 2008:960). / In autumn the days become shorter and when winter arrives they are really short.
Tai Tokerau, Te
1. (location) Northland, North Auckland.
(Te Pihinga Teachers' Manual (Ed. 2): 78;)
Atu i tēnei wā, i kaha rawa atu tana whakauru ki ngā kaupapa tōrangapū Māori ki Te Tai Tokerau (TTR 1994:117). / From this time he became increasingly involved in the Māori political issues of Northland.
See also tokerau
Synonyms: Hiku-o-te-ika, Te
