tauhere
1. (verb) (-a) to tie, bind, lash.
Nā tēnei hui ka maunu a Tūhoe ki waho o tōna rohe, arā nā te kaha o Āpirana Ngata ki te whakahaere. E Ngāti Porou, kua mārenatia koe ki a Tūhoe; tauherea ō kōrua ngākau ki te here o te aroha (HKW 1/3/1900:12). / As a result of this meeting Tūhoe have moved out of their territory, that is to say it is a result of Āpirana Ngata's efforts. Ngāti Porou, you have united with Tūhoe; so bind your hearts with the ties of love.
Synonyms: ruruku, whiu, rona, whiwhita, tātā, karawhiu, mīmiro, tui, whakarorerore, mimire
2. (noun) link, connection, linkage, tie.
Ki ngā tangata o Taitoko, ko 'Granny Retter' tā rātou karanga i a ia, te wahine nāna i mohimohi ngā tīpuna whāea, ngā tamariki hoki o taua tāone, ā, ko ia anō hoki te tauhere atu ki ngā rā o nehe o te ao Māori, Pākehā anō hoki (TTR 1996:163). / To the people of Levin, their name for her was 'Granny Retter', the woman who had cared for their first generation of mothers and babies, and who was a link with the past of the Māori and Pākehā worlds.
Synonyms: hononga, tūhonotanga, whaitake, taukaea, piringa, hono
