2. (modifier) coming from a distance.
3. (noun) horizon.
Kōkiri ana te haeata i te paerangi, kātahi anō a Herewini ka paku kite atu kua tata a ia ki te ngahere (TWK 52:26). / When the dawn shone on the horizon Herewini finally saw that he was near the forest.
4. (noun) height of one's career, prime - a figurative use.
Paerangi: Ko te taumata o te tangata, e mau ai i ōna tohu e mōhiotia ai ia he rangatira (M 2006:252). / Prime: A person at the height of his career when he shows his attributes as a leader.
Synonyms: aporei, pūharu, poutūmārō, poutūmārōtanga
