patanga
1. (noun) advantage, benefit.
Arā anō ētahi huatau i puta ki te āhua o tēnei hui me tō muri atu, heoi anō waiho ake ēnei pitopito kōrero hei whakaahua i ngā mahi i oti, i ngā patanga hoki i puta, ki tā te Taura Whiri mātakitaki (HM 4/1993:8). / There are some other thoughts that emerged about the nature of this gathering and the one that followed, but let's leave these snippets to show the work that was completed and the benefits that resulted according to what the Māori Language Commission observed.