koia rā
1. (interjection) it is that, that is just, just that, that's just, it's that, that is, that was, those are, those were.
Kāore kē he wāhi ki a ia o te patunga o Te Pēhi Kupe, te rangatira o Ngāti Toa. Koia rā hoki te tino kaupapa o te riri (TTR 1990:135). / He had not been involved in the killing of Te Pēhi Kupe, the Ngāti Toa chief. That was the main cause for the conflict.
Synonyms: koia nā
