hikuwai o te tau
1. (noun) summer.
Nō ngā rā o te 12-17 o Kohi-tātea, o te hikuwai o te tau kātahi tonu nei ka pahemo, i tū ai te kura tuawhitu a Te Taura Whiri ki te marae o Waimārama (HM 2/1997:7). / From 12-17 January this summer just past, the seventh learning gathering of the Māori Language Commission was held at Waimārama marae.