houanga
1. (location) the season, interval of time, year.
Ā houanga nei pea te tino manakohia ai ngā kai o Niu Tīreni (MM.TKM 15/8/1857:7). / Perhaps next season the produce of New Zealand will be in strong demand.
See also ā houanga, i houanga, nō houanga, mō ā houanga
2. (noun) interval of time, year.
I te houanga: Ā tētahi wā, ā muri ake nei, ā tērā tau. He kupu tahito. Ki ētahi iwi 'houange' (M 2004:98). / At length: In the course of time, eventually, next year. An ancient word. To some tribes it is 'houange'.
