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pito whakarunga

1. (noun) southern end.

I heria atu ia mā runga waka ki te pito whakarunga o te awa o Yangtze ki Chungking (Chongqing) ), te takuahi o ngā nāhinara (TTR 1998:91). / He was taken by boat up the Yangtze River to Chungking (Chongqing), the headquarters of the nationalists.

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2. (noun) top end, upper end.

He kākā tērā kei te pito whakarunga o te taki, nā te maimoa i ongaonga (Te Ara 2015). / There is a kākā at the top end of the pole that has been attracted by the decoy.

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