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hāereere

1. (verb) (-tia) to wander about, stroll, meander, roam, travel about.

Ko te take i tae mai ai rātou ki Nui Tīreni nei, i haere mai ki te hāereere, i runga i te homaitanga i te hararei mā rātou, e ono marama (TJ 24/8/1899:7). / The reason they came to New Zealand was for them to travel about, as they had been given a holiday of six months duration.

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Synonyms: kōpiko, kōpikopiko, whakatīhake, tahawhenua, maewa, kaea, kaipaoe, kōkewa, āmio, ātiutiu, amio, kaewa, hākoke, kāewaewa, atiti, ngau, whēkoi, kaipāwe

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