2. (verb) to be responsible, reliable.
Mēnā kei te haepapa ngā kōrero e rongo ake nei tātou, ākene pea kei te ora tonu te moa (HM 2/1993:7). / If the accounts that we are hearing are reliable, perhaps the moa is still alive.
Synonyms: noho haepapa, tūtika
3. (modifier) straight, correct.
4. (noun) responsibility.
Ko te haepapa matua ki ngā mātua ki te ārai i te kino i ā rātou tamariki (RT 2013:6). / The main responsibility for parents is to protect their children from anything bad.
Synonyms: takohanga
