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rato

1. (verb) (-a) to serve, service, provide, allocate, distribute.

I te tau 1887 ka puta te pūrongo a Te Make e whakaatu ana mā te 186,112 eka e rato ai te noho a Ngāi Tahu i Murihiku, i te poraka a Te Keepa tae atu hoki ki Hakaroa (TTR 1994:103). / In 1887 Mackay's report showed that 186,112 acres of additional land were required to provide adequately for Ngāi Tahu in Murihiku and the Kemp block, including Banks Peninsula.

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Synonyms: tuku, homai, whakarato, whakarawe, whakaekeeke, karakia, ratonga, tuku, minita


2. (modifier) servicing, supporting.

Hei whakangungu i a ia ka kī a Kaihau he rite āna mahi ki ērā a te kanohi mau raihana. Arā, he mahi e ōrite ana ki ngā mahi a ngā rōia mā ā rātou tāngata rato, me ngā mahi a ētahi tonu o te Whare Pāremata mā ā rātou kaipōti (TTR 1994:37). / Kaihau stated that his work was like that of a licensed agent, that is lawyers and their support staff, and others in the House, did similar work for their constituents.

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Synonyms: whakarato

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