1. contemporary times (as opposed to earlier times), today.
Ko ngā tohunga o muri nei he tinihanga noa iho ā rātou mahi, kāore i rite ki ngā tohunga o neherā, he tapu, he wehi, tēnā ko ō muri nei he hangarau ngā mahi (TP 1/3/1900:9). / The tohunga of contemporary times practice trickery, not like the tohunga of olden times who were tapu and frightening - those of today practise chicanery.
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