2. (modifier) sweet, melodious.
Ko Kelly Koroheke o Ngāti Maniapoto, kuia rōreka, kuia tino ngahau, kuia arohaina nuitia e te katoa o te hunga i tae mai ki te kura o te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tū ki te marae o Kirikiriroa (HM 2/1994:2). / Kelly Koroheke of Ngāti Maniapoto was a sweet singing and very entertaining elderly woman who was loved by all the people that came to the Māori Language Commission's educational gatherings held at the Kirikiriroa marae.
3. (noun) sweet singing, sweet music, sweet sound.
Ka moe ngā kanohi, ka hī ngā pewa, ka tau ngā pane, ka whakatau te reo katoa i te rōreka e whakahaua rā e te waiata (M 2006:42). / The eyes close, the eyebrows are raised, the heads are bowed and they all join in sweet music as directed by the song.
