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rapunga whakaaro

1. (noun) philosophy.

I a ia e taitama ana, arā, tekau mā waru, mā iwa kē rānei tōna pakeke i te wā haringa atu i a ia ki a Te Whiti me ērā o ngā kaumātua i Parihaka i Taranaki, ki te ako i a ia ki ngā whakaakoranga me ngā rapunga whakaaro o tōna iwi (TTR 200:164). / When he was a young man of 18 or 19, he was taken to Te Whiti and other elders of Parihaka in Taranaki to learn the teachings and philosophies of his people.

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Synonyms: kura

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