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hātai

1. (adjective) be mild weather - neither windy nor too sunny.

He hātai te āhua ki tai - i te nuinga o te wā kāore e tino wera ngā rā (Te Ara 2015). / On the coast the climate is mild - for most of the time the days are not very hot.

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2. (modifier) mild weather, temperate climate.

Nā te piki me te heke o te pā mahana o tōna tinana, ka āhei te tuatara te noho ki tēnei whenua hātai (Te Ara 2015). / Because of its variable body temperature, the tuatara is able to live in this temperate land.

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