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ngarangara

1. (noun) small thing.

E mau atu nei tētahi rārangi pātai e pā ana ki te 'Muka' hei whakakī mai mā koutou, mā te hunga whai mai i ēnei ngarangara kōrero a Te Taura Whiri (HM 2/1994:11). / Attached here is a list of questions concerning the 'Muka' newsletter for you, the people who follow these small news items of the Māori Language Commission, to fill out.

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2. (noun) New Zealand ice plant, Disphyma australe - a native plant with green to wine red, succulent, three-angled leaves and white to deep pink flowers. Its sprawling nature forms a mat and is found on coastal cliffs, salt meadows and sometimes behind sandy beaches.

See also horokaka

Synonyms: ruerueke

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