tuwhene
1. (verb) to overstep, exceed, be generous.
Ahakoa i kī taurangitia e Te Keepa ka tuwhene ngā whenua tāpui ka tukuna ki a Ngāi Tahu, 10 eka noa iho te āhua ōritetanga o ngā wāhanga whenua tāpui i whakaratoa e Te Tipa mō ia tangata o rātou (TTR 1990:351). / Although Kemp had promised that land reserves given to Ngāi Tahu would be generous, just an average of 10 acres were provided by Mantell for each of them.
Synonyms: oatemāka
2. (adjective) be surplus, excess, spare, excessive.
I kitea e te kōmihana he tuwhene rawa ētehi o ngā murunga (TTR 1996:145). / The commission found that some of the confiscations had been excessive.
3. (modifier) surplus, excess, spare.
I te mutunga atu ko te tūnga mai tēnā o te kōmihana mō ngā whenua tuwhene i raro i a Tā Michael Myers i ngā tau 1946 me 1947, e hia hoki te roa e tāria ana (TTR 2000:139). / In the end the long-awaited commission for surplus lands was established under Sir Michael Myers in 1946 and 1947.
