2. (modifier) non-renewable.
He rawa whatungarongaro te koranehe - ki te tahuna, kua ngaro noa atu (RP 2009:267). / Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources - once burnt, they are gone.
3. (noun) disappearance.
Ka anga taku titiro ki te pakitara o taku whare, e iri mai ana ngā kauae tehe kuia ōku, kua nehe noa atu te whatungarongaro, kua pōpōroa ki te poho o Rehua (HM 3/1995:7). / I look at the wall of my house where photos of my elderly female relatives with tattooed chins are hanging and who have long since disappeared to the bosom of Rehua.
