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whā wīra

1. (noun) quad bike.

E hoki ana ōku mahara ki ngā rā i te pāmu, ki ngā rā o te eke whā wīra, o te miraka i ngā kau, o te tame heihei hei karaka pūoho. I remember my days on the farm, with the riding of the quad bike, with the milking of the cows, with the rooster as an alarm clock. /

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