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tūroa

1. (modifier) established, of long standing, enduring, long-lasting.

Hei reira ngā wairua poroporoaki mai ai ki te ao tūroa (M 2004:204). / There the spirits bid farewell to the enduring world.

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Synonyms: tāukiuki, karioi, tautini

ao tūroa

1. (noun) light of day, world, Earth, nature, enduring world, natural world.

Moriānuku: ——He puke kei Te Rerenga Wairua. Hei reira ngā wairua poroparoaki mai ai ki te ao tūroa (M 2004:204). / Moriānuku: A hill at Te Rerenga Wairua (The Leaping Place of Spirits). There the spirits bid farewell to the natural world.

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Synonyms: aotūroa, taiao, āhua, Rangawhenua, Tangaroa, Matawhero, Whiro, Whiringa ki Tawhiti, ao-mārama, ao mārama, Kōpū, Kōpūnui, Rangipō, Takero, Tāwera, Pareārau, Meremere, Meremere-tū-ahiahi, ao

tūroa onamata

1. (noun) tūroa onamata, Ackama nubicola - tree to 15 m tall with many trunks arising from the ground. Foliage dense at branch apex. Seedling leaves pale greenish pink and hairy. Mature pointed leaves in leaflets of 3-4 pairs are dull green often blotched with dark red spots and teeth blunt. Found in Waima Forest, Northland, above 600 m a.s.l.

Tūroa, Te Peehi

1. (personal name) (?-1845) Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi; leader, warrior and waiata composer.

Tūroa, Tōpia Peehi

1. (personal name) (?-1903) Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi; leader who supported the establishment of the Kīngitanga but later became a supporter of the government.

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