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haurapa

1. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to search for diligently, probe, delve, scour, prospect.

I muri i tana whiwhinga i tana tohu mātauranga, mahi ake ana ia i runga pāmu i Montana, haurapa kōura atu hoki i Nevada (TTR 1998:14). / After his graduation, he worked on farms in Montana and gold prospecting in Nevada.

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Synonyms: kowani, ūkui, okoi, hurahura, toromoka, toro, tūhuratanga, pākiki

2. (noun) searching, probing.

Nāna te haurapa me te tuhituhi i ngā whakapapa me ngā kōrero pūrākau o te iwi i whakahaere. / She managed the research and recording of the genealogies and tribal narratives.

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3. (noun) stalking, tracking.

Kei a ia mō te haurapa tia. / He's got it when it comes to deer stalking.

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