tatanga
1. (noun) proximity, nearness.
Nō te tatanga ki te tūranga o te āhua o taua tangata nei, kātahi ka hurō katoa te tini, te mano, ko māua whakarongo kau ana (TAH 25:22). / As we approached the place where the likeness of that man stood, the huge throng all called out in joy while we just listened.