tāpoi
1. (verb) to be travelled round, toured.
I mahara rātou ki te pātere o ngā kupu a taua Minita, i a ia e tāpoi ana i te motu nei, tērā e nui tāna manaaki i a rātou (TWMNT 7/12/1878:167). / From the Minister's flowing promises, when he was travelling around this country, they expected to be received with open arms.
2. (noun) tourism.
Kua tautohetia te tūranga o te tāpoi Māori ki Aotearoa (Te Ara 2013). / The place of Māori tourism in New Zealand has been debated.
2. (modifier) encircling, enfolding.
Kia tūpato koutou ki ō koutou whare he mea whakakikī puru ki te tangata, hore he putanga mō te hau haunga, hore he tomonga mō te hau ora e noho tawhio ana i waho o ō koutou whare (KO 16/3/1888:7). / You should be careful with your houses when they are crammed full of people and there is no outlet for the stale air, and no inlets located around your houses for fresh air from the outside.
