2. (modifier) domestic, internal (i.e. not international).
I noho tonu ia i Te Tari Taiwhenua (TTR 2000:19). / He remained at the Department of Internal Affairs.
3. (noun) permanent home, land, district.
Nā runga i tana mahi, kāore i ārikarika ngā wāhi i haerea e ia, arā tonu ko ngā hapori Māori o te taiwhenua (TTR 2000:148). / Her job took her to many places, particularly rural Māori communities.
