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whakahaere

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to organise, cause to go, conduct, operate, lead, execute, direct, manage, control, administer, institute, implement, perform.

Ka whakamārama hoki ia kua whakahaerea e tētahi rōpū he tikanga e tū ai he karapu (TKO 12/7/1918:8). / He also explained that a procedure had been instituted whereby a club could be established.

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Synonyms: tītakataka, whāwhā, whakamahi, tapahi, whakarite, whakatakoto, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, tapa, whakaatu, whakaataata, whakahua, whakatūtū, mahi, hahaka, konumatā, haka, taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, kaea, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tātaki, , whakataki


2. (noun) operation, organisation, control, administration.

Heoi anō, nā te hiahia tonu o Timi Kara ki te puri i ngā whakahaere, ka tohua e ia he tiamana ki ngā poari e popore ana ki te rīhi (TTR 1994:13). / However, because of James Carroll's desire to hold onto control, he appointed chairmen to the boards who favoured leasing.

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Synonyms: mahi, whakahaerenga, tōpūtanga, rōpū, anga

tumu whakahaere

1. (noun) (employment) management.


2. (noun) board of trustees.


3. (noun) board of governors.

whakahaere rauemi

1. (noun) resource management.

I tae mai ngā tāngata nō ngā tini whenua o te ao hei wānanga i te urunga atu o ngā iwi taketake ki ngā mahi tiaki taiao, whakahaere rauemi anō hoki. / People from around the world arrived to discuss indigenous people's involvement in conservation and resource management.

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Synonyms: penapena rawa

mana whakahaere

1. (noun) governance, authority, jurisdiction, management, mandate, power.

I runga i ngā whakatītina a ētahi tino rangatira Māori tonu nei, arā, a Timi Kara rāua ko Kererū, kua āta titiro ngā mana whakahaere i ngā mahi a Rua (TTR 1996:179). / On the encouragement of some high-standing Māori leaders, particularly James Carroll and Kererū, the authorities had maintained a close watch over Rua's activities.

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Synonyms: mana, kōmārohi, kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, maru, awe, hiko, ihi, awenga,

rōpū whakahaere

1. (noun) management group, organisational committee.

He tūranga mātātoa tōna i roto i ngā rōpū whakahaere o te iwi kāinga (TTR 1996:141). / She had an active role in the management groups of her community.

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tikanga whakahaere

1. (noun) management practices.

Nō te hokinga tuarua o Hōri Kerei hei kāwana, ka whakahē a Taratoa i tana tikanga whakahaere i te motu (TTR 1990:160). / During George Grey's second term as governor, Taratoa opposed his system of management of the country.

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whakahaere tikanga

1. (verb) to direct, superintend, govern, reign, lead, control, manage, administer, oversee, supervise.

Ko ia te Kīngi Māori tuatahi ki te tūtaki ki te Kīngi e whakahaere tikanga ana mō Peretānia i taua wā (TTR 1996:226). / He was the first Maori King to meet the reigning British King.

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Synonyms: kuīnitanga, arataki, huataki, tātaki, , konumatā, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, whakataki, taki, matā, kaea, whakahaere, ārahi


2. (modifier) directing, governing, reigning, leading, controlling, managing, administering, overseeing, supervising.

Noho tonu tēnei āhua, hei tauira ki ngā rangatira whakahaere tikanga i roto i a Ngāti Porou - arā, te māia, me te ū ki te whakapono (TTR 1990:375). / This pattern would be characteristic of Ngāti Porou leadership during the 1860s - that is militancy and Christianity.

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Synonyms: arahanga, whakataki, aporei, takitaki, hautū

whakahaere mamao

1. (noun) remote control.

He pūmanawa tēnei hei whakahaere mamao o tō rorohiko. / This is software for remote control of your computer.

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utu whakahaere

1. (noun) administrative cost, administration cost, expenses, overhead (financial).

Ko ngā whenua ka tukua ki ngā poari kua oti te marohi ka riro tonu mā te kāwanatanga e whakahaere, ka pau ngā hua moni i ngā utu whakahaere a ngā poari, ka toe mai ko ngā ingoa anake i runga i te pepa a te hunga nō rātou te whenua (TTR 1994:53). / Land given up to the boards would effectively be controlled by the government, the boards' administration costs would swallow up the revenue, and all that would be left to the owners of the land would be their names on a piece of paper.

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tuku mana whakahaere

1. (noun) devolution.

ringa whakahaere wakahiki

1. (noun) crane operator.

ringa whakahaere tukuata

1. (noun) projector operator.

Whakahaere Whakangungu Ahumahi

1. Industry Training Organisation, ITO.

whakaaetanga whakahaere ngātahi

1. (noun) joint management agreement.

Ka hiahiatia he whakaaetanga whakahaere ngātahi ki waenganui i a Waikato-Tainui me te Waikato Regional Council, ā, ki waenganui hoki i a Waikato-Tainui me ngā māna whakahaere ā-rohe whānui (Special report in relation to the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill 2010:5). / A joint management agreement was desired between Waikato-Tainui and the Waikato Regional Council, and also between Waikato-Tainui and the regional authorities.

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Ture Whakahaere Rawa

1. (noun) Resource Management Act.

ringa whakahaere rerenga kupu

1. (noun) auto-cue operator.

Mana Whakahaere ā-Iwi

1. (personal noun) Iwi Authority.

I te marama o Whiringa-ā-rangi 1996, ka whakamihia e te Karauna te whakaaetanga tuku mana a te Mana Whakahaere ā-Iwi (Ngāti Mutunga Claims Settlement Bill). / In November 1996, the Crown acknowledged the deed of mandate of the Iwi Authority.

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