i wā rātou nei (hoki)
1. poor things, how sad, how pitiful, they can't help it.
Ko te hunga e whakahē noa mai ana mō te whakahē noa te take - i wā rātou nei hoki! (Kāretu 2016). / The people just criticising for the sake of criticising - how pitiful!
I wā rātou nei, nōhea e haere mai. / The poor souls, there's no way will they come.
Synonyms: aroha ana
