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tēnā (rā) tō hanga

1. that's your forte.

Kua huri te riri o Waiapu, kua ahu atu te riri ki Tūranga. Tēnā tō hanga, e te iwi toa nei, e Ngāti Porou (TWM 4/11/1865:46)! / The fighting at Waiapu has taken a turn, it is moving towards Gisborne. That is your forte, the victorious tribe of Ngāti Porou!

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