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i tua atu

1. the further side (of a solid body), beyond (something), on the other side.

Nā reira ka āta whakatahi te iwi me i kore te hoariri e whai atu ki te ururua o te ngahere i tua atu o te pā, kia haupapatia ai e Heke me ana toa (TTR 1990:7). / And so the people deliberately withdrew in the hope that the enemy might follow into the undergrowth of the bush on the other side of the pā, so that they could be ambushed by Heke and his warriors.

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2. apart from, besides, in addition, as well.

I tua atu i tana tirotiro i ngā kōamuamu, he whakaū, he whakatairanga anō tāna mahi i te momo noho tahi me te whakaū hoki i te ōritetanga o ngā iwi katoa e noho ake nei i Aotearoa (TTR 2000:52). / In addition to investigating complaints, his work was affirming and promoting racial harmony and equality of all peoples living in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

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