2. (modifier) overgrown (with vegetation), deserted, desolate.
Ko te whenua e takoto tūhea kau nei, koraha nei, me i ngakia, māna e whakaputa ake he kai hei oranga mō te kura, mō te kaiwhakaako hoki (MM.TKM 30/4/1857:8). / The land which lies waste and unproductive would, if cultivated, produce food as sustenance for the school and the teacher.
3. (noun) desolate place, deserted place.
Kua pēhia tātou ki raro, otiia ka hoki tātou, ka hanga i ngā tūhea (PT Maraki 1:4). / We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places.
