2. until, right up until - a conjunction indicating a lapse of time and often lengthened in speech.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 127-128;)
Haere ai a Ngāi Tahu ki te hopu tītī i mua o te taenga mai o te Pākehā ā tae noa mai ki tēnei rā. / Ngāi Tahu caught mutton birds continuously from before the arrival of the Pākehā right up until the present time.
3. as far as - a conjunction indicating an extension of space and often lengthened in speech.
Nā, ka rere atu i reira ā Muriwhenua. Tapaa iho ko North Cape. Ka whawhe ki te tai hauāuru. Ka ahu whakatetonga (MM.TKM 1/1856:10). / Then, they sailed from there as far as Muriwhenua, which was named North Cape, and then came round to the west coast, and headed south.
