2. (verb) (-tia) to develop.
Riro ana i a ia ngā mahi a ōna pakeke, ā, nāna i neke whakamua te mahi ki te whakaahu i te kaupapa kaporeihana (TTR 1996:103). / He took over the work of his elders and further developed a system of incorporation.
3. (modifier) development, developing.
Nō te marama o Hepetema o te tau 1947 i tae ake ai te Pirimia – ko ia anō hoki te Minita Māori – a Pita Pereiha ki Hūpēnui, ka whakataurangi nei ia, heipū tonu te tere o te taenga ake o tētahi āwhina rahi tonu nei hei pūtea whakaahu mā ngā kaipupuri i tō rātou poraka (TTR 2000:27). / In September 1947 the Prime Minister, Peter Fraser - he was also Minister of Native Affairs - visited Greytown and promised speedy and substantial assistance with a development fund for the owners of their land block.
