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kaneke

1. (verb) to move, progress.

I tū a Mīria hei kaimanaaki manuhiri mā Pōmare. He tūranga mātātoa tōna i roto i ngā rōpū whakahaere o te iwi kāinga, ā, atu i 1911 i whakapaua e ia ōna kaha ki te kaneke whakamua i te umanga tōrangapū o Pōmare (TTR 1996:141). / Miria acted as Pōmare's hostess. She playing an active role in community organisations and, from 1911, she worked hard to progress Pōmare's political career.

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Synonyms: ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, , konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki, kauneke, whakaahu whakamua, haere

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