2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to extend to.
Ko tā tēnei ratonga mahi he whakatorotoro i ōna manaakitanga hauora ki ngā kāinga Māori me ngā whārua pāmamao kāre e taea e te tākuta (Te Ara 2014). / The task of this service was to extend its health assistance to Māori settlements and the remote valleys without access by doctors.
3. (modifier) pressing for, encouraging, promoting.
E ai ki tā te Pākehā, he kauhau whakatorotoro pakanga tēnei (TTR 1994:183). / According to the Pākehā, this was a speech pressing for war.
Synonyms: kōkirikiri
