2. (noun) importance, significance.
He kite nōna i te hiranga nei o te whiwhi whakaakoranga o te tamariki te take i haere nei ia ki te kāreti takiura o Ākarana i ngā tau 1942 me 1943 (TTR 2000:249). / Because he perceived the importance of education to young people, in 1942 and 1943 he attended Auckland Training College.
Synonyms: whakaihiihi, waitohu, whakahirahiratanga, hirahira, māramatanga, tino
