1. (noun) caring, kindness, compassion.
Ko te inoi o te ngākau kia tau mai te tauwhirotanga a te wāhi ngaro ki runga i a koe, otirā ki runga i a tātou katoa (Kāretu 2017). / The plea from the heart is that the compassion of divine intervention settle on you and all of us.
Synonyms: ngākau aroha, manaakitanga, ngāwari, atawhai
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