takohanga
1. (noun) responsibility.
I muri i te whakataunga kia whakamatea ia, e ai ki te rīpoata a ngā rata mate hinengaro, he āhua iti kē ake nei te takohanga o Te Whiu mō āna nei mahi i te hunga taiohi noa nei ngā tau, me te tohu tonu atu hoki i te rawakore ōna i a ia e tipu ake nei (TTR 2000:224). / After he was sentenced to death, according to the psychiatrists, Te Whiu was rather less responsible for his conduct than would be the young man of his years, and pointed to his deprived background.
Synonyms: haepapa
2. (noun) obligation, commitment.
E whakamārama ana tēnei pepa whakamārama i ō takohanga tāke mehemea kei te tango moni whiwhi koe mai i tētahi mana Māori, i te Kaitiaki Māori rānei (RT 2013:72). / This information paper is explaining your tax obligations if you are taking money from a Māori authority or the Māori Trustee.
Synonyms: taumahatanga, kawenga taumaha, utanga, kawenga, herenga, tāpae toto, here
