punanga

1. (verb) to take refuge.

Kātahi ka oma me tōna whānau, ka punanga ki Te Waipounamu ki a Rerewaka, te rangatira o Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga o Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:266). / Then he and his family took refuge in the South Island with Rerewaka of Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga, a section of Ngāi Tahu.

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2. (modifier) secluded, hidden, concealed, safe.

Ka rongona ana he raruraru wetiweti kai te whakatata mai, ka amohia ki tētahi wāhi punanga (TTR 1990:15). / When it was heard that danger threatened, she was carried to a safe place.

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Synonyms: haumaru, marutau, ora, whakaruruhau

3. (noun) place of refuge in troubled times.

I tino mōhio ia ki ō rātou punanga i Ruahine, i ngā hikuawa o Ngaruroro (TTR 1994:135). / He knew intimately their secluded places in the Ruahine Range and the upper reaches of the Ngaruroro river.

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Synonyms: ruruhau, tuohunga, whakamaurutanga, piringa

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