me te aha
1. and as a result, as a result, consequently, hence, thus - an idiom to say that what follows is a result of what has been stated earlier in the sentence, or in the previous sentence.
Ka karekare te wai, me te aha, tahuri ana tō rāua poti. / The water became rough and as a result their boat capsized.
Ka karawhiu te marangai, me te aha, waipuketia ana te whārua (HKK 1999:188). / The storm raged and consequently the valley was flooded.
