auroa
1. (verb) to be prolonged, extended, drawn-out, protracted.
Ka auroa te tangihanga mō Waitohi i te moutere o Mana, ā, ka tīmata anō te kārangirangi o Ngāti Raukawa ki a Te Āti Awa (TTR 1990:267). / During the prolonged tangi for Waitohi on Mana Island, Ngāti Raukawa irritation at Te Āti Awa re-emerged.
Synonyms: autō, takaroaroa, hōtoa, horotete
2. (modifier) prolonged, protracted, lengthy, drawn-out.
Mai i te 1915 ki te 1918, i uru a ia ki te pakanga auroa kia whakahokia mai te roto o Waikaremoana ki te hunga Māori nō rātau taua moana (TTR 1996:160). / From 1915 to 1918 he was involved in the protracted struggle for the return of Lake Waikaremoana to the Māori people who owned that lake.
Synonyms: kāwekaweka, tāroa, takaroaroa
