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takunetanga

1. (noun) occasion, object, reason, pretext, pretence, event.

Nāna i whakarite te whakahaere o ngā hui katoa i Rotorua, tae atu ki ngā takunetanga tūmatanui (TTR 1996:99). / He arranged the organisation of all gatherings and public events in Rotorua.

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Synonyms: takunga, takutakunga, whakataruna, take, pūnga, tikanga, pūtake, whakakāhore, ahanoa, whakatoitoi, mea, tarawene, tohe, tohetohe, rawa, taonga

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