kukuwhatanga
1. (noun) evolution.
Ko te kukuwhatanga he tukanga tino roa e huri ai te āhua me te hanga o tētahi mea ki āhua kē, ki hanga kē. Ko te rerekē haere o ngā ira o tētahi rauropi i roto i te takanga o ngā whakatipuranga. He manomano tau ka hua ake he momo hou (RP 2009:273). / Evolution is a long process of change from one form or structure to another. A change in the genetic make-up of an organism from one generation to another. Over the course of time, this results in the origin of a new species (RP 2009:273).