1. when, it was because, at the time that, from the time that, until, on account of, owing to - usually followed by a derived noun.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. / From the time that the Pākehā arrived here that custom began to be lost.
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