he ... te haere
1. the trend, the fashion, in vogue, the fad, the craze - an idiom used when a currently popular activity or topic is being explained.
(Kei te titiro a Pare rāua ko Rangi ki tētahi whakaahua tahito. Ko Rangi tētahi o ngā tāngata o roto i te whakaahua.) Pare: Te rerekē noa iho o ō koutou āhua! Rangi: Āe, he makawe roa te haere i ērā wā. Pare: I ēnei rā, he 'nama tahi', he hewa rānei te haere. Rangi: Kātahi ka tino rerekē rawa atu! (HKK 1999:137). / (Pare and Rangi are looking at an old photo. Rangi is one of the people in the photo.) Pare: How different you all look! Rangi: Yes, long hair was the fashion in those times. Pare: These days a 'number one' or a bald cut is in vogue. Rangi: How different it is.
