... rawa ake
1. finally when, when eventually - used to indicate that the person only realised when it was too late or very late in the piece.
Oho rawa ake au, kua kaha te tītaha haere o te rā (HP 1991:160). / When I finally woke up the sun was very low in the sky.
Hoki rawa ake ki Whangaroa i muri mai, kua mate kē a Turikatuku (TTR 1990:379). / Later when he eventually returned to Whangaroa, Turikatuku had already died.
