[te] hia kore
1. I'm surprised, I'm amazed - an idiom to express surprise that something did not happen. It is often a criticism.
Tō hia kore i whakamā! / I'm surprised you weren't embarrassed!
Te hia kore i pātai atu. / I'm surprised you didn't ask.
Te teitei mārika o ngā hū o tēnā nā. Te hia kore kē nei e takoki te waewae (HKK 1999:127). / How high the shoes of that one are. I'm surprised she doesn't sprain her ankle.
Tō rāua hia kore e puta ake ki te poroporoaki i tō rāua rangatira (HKK 1999:83). / It's surprising that they didn't appear at the farewell of their leader.
