haere ake nei
1. for generations, for ages, as always, for a long time, on a long term basis, for ever and a day, on and on, ad infinitum - an idiom to show that something has been that way for a long time and will continue. Sometimes the phrase is repeated.
Me pērā tonu te āhua, haere ake nei (HKK 1999:144). / It should continue to be like that for along time.
I tutuki mārika i a ia te mahi whakatakoto i tētahi hononga tata i waenganui i Papua Nūkini me Aotearoa, i runga i te pakari o te hoahoa ake me te mahi tahi a rātou mā, i te taha o ngā tino māngai o taua whenua, haere ake nei, haere ake nei (TTR 2000:155). / He succeeded in establishing close ties between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand’s on a firm and friendly basis, and developed close working relationships with many of that country’s leading figures on a long term basis.
Synonyms: mau ake nei, nei, āke, ake, ake
