apo
1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to gather together.
Mai i te tīmatanga o te tekau tau mai i 1820, ka ngana a Tāraia rātou ko tana iwi ki te apo pū, hei ārai atu i ngā takatakahanga mai a Ngā Puhi (TTR 1990:154). / From the early 1820s Taraia and his people were eager to arm themselves with guns to protect themselves from being trampled on by Ngā Puhi.
See also tauapo
2. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to grasp greedily, grab, appropriate, acquire greedily.
Ka whakatakotoria te aukati kia kaua e uru mai ngā Pākehā me ā rātou haumi o Te Arawa ki te apo whenua (TTR 1990:198). / The boundary was set so that the Pākehā and their Te Arawa allies could not enter to grab land.
3. (modifier) greedy, avaricious, grasping, acquisitive, covetous.
Nā te kōti whenua ka puhake ngā kino katoa: te kōrero parau, te tāhae, te hae, te whakamauāhara, te whanokē, te aroha-kore, te ngākau apo (TTT 1/8/1925:278). / Because of the land court all the evils became apparent: telling lies, stealing, envy, hatred, erratic behaviour, lack of compassion and greed.
4. (noun) greed, avarice.
Kāore i roa te whakaratanga ka parea ake e te Pākehā ki rahaki, kua apohia anō he whenua. Ka waiho tonu hei mahi, te apo whenua (TTR 1990:354). / It wasn't long after compromise was reached when it was pushed aside by the Pākehā, and land was again being grabbed. Greed for land continued to be the occupation.
