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Meremere-tū-ahiahi

1. (personal name) Venus as an evening star - the second planet from the sun in the solar system and the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon.

Ka rere ahiahi ka kīia ko Meremere, arā ko Meremere-tū-ahiahi; ka rere ata ka kīia ko Tāwera. / When it rises in the evening it is said to be Meremere (Venus), that is Meremere-tū-ahiahi; when it rises in the morning it is said to be Tāwera.

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Synonyms: Rangawhenua, Tangaroa, Matawhero, Whiro, Whiringa ki Tawhiti, ao-mārama, ao tūroa, aotūroa, ao mārama, Kōpū, Kōpūnui, Rangipō, taiao, Takero, Tāwera, Pareārau, Meremere, ao

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