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rīhaina

1. (loan) (verb) to resign.

I te hurahuratanga o te tau 1934 i te Tari Māori ka rīhaina rā a Āpirana, i puta anō hoki ngā kōrero taunu i a Te Raumoa (TTR 1998:6). / During the 1934 investigation into the Native Department, when Āpirana Ngata resigned, Te Raumoa also received some criticism.

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Synonyms: rihaina, tuku

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