2. (modifier) sloping.
He nui ngā māra a te Māori, ka takoto ki ngā wāhi aupaki ka whitingia e te rā (Te Ara 2015). / The kūmara gardens of the Māori were large, and lay on places that were sloping and shone on by the sun.
3. (noun) sloping ground.
He mea nui ake ki ngā iwi o Te Ika a Māui ngā māra, ā, whakatōngia ai ki ngā aupaki whakateraki kia whakawhitia e te rā (Te Ara 2015). / Gardens were more important to the North Island tribes, and they were planted on north-facing slopes so that they would be shone on by the sun.
