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tutūnga o te puehu

1. (noun) conflict, agitation, ruckus, ruction.

Nā te tutūnga o te puehu i te pitihana mō te reo Māori i te tau 1972, ka tāpaea te reo hei akomanga ki ētahi kura tuarua (Te Ara 2017). / Because of the agitation from the petition for the Māori language in 1972, the language was offered as a subject in some secondary schools.

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