whaioranga
1. (modifier) beneficial, economic.
E mea ana a ia, he tino mahi whaioranga tēnā mō ngā tāngata Māori (KO 20/1/1888:9). / He is saying that that is a very beneficial activity for Māori people.
Nā āna mahi tuinga i kaha ai tōna iwi ki te ārai i ngā whakawai a te pū, a te hāhi Pākehā, me ngā momo kaupapa whaioranga i puta mai i ngā kaihokohoko (TTR 1990:319). / Through alliances he strengthened his people to withstand the disruptions of warfare, Pākehā religion, and the various economic activities emerging from the traders.
2. (noun) recovery (health).
