mā tērā ka aha?
1. what would that solve? what will that solve? what would that achieve? - a kīwaha to question the value of doing something.
Mā tērā ka aha i te mea kāore he mana o ngā Māori ki te tuku kē i ērā whenua i te mea ko te kāwanatanga kē te kaitiaki. / What would that achieve because we have no authority to cede those lands because the government are the guardians.
See also mā tēnā ka aha?
