2. (noun) economy, economic base.
Otirā mai i te tekau tau 1970 e tāmia ana te Māori e te paheketanga ōhanga. Nō reira ko te whakaora anō i te ohaoha a te Māori tētahi mea nui hei whakatau ake i te rangatiratanga (Te Ara 2017). / But from the 1970s Māori were oppressed by the declining economy. So restoring the economic base of the Māori was an important element in asserting rangatiratanga.
