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tekihana

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to section off, divide off.

…mō ngā wāhi e wātea ana o te whenua ki te roherohe, ā ki te tekihana i te whenua (TJ 21/6/1900:9). / ...concerning the parts of the land which are free to divide off into sections…

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2. (loan) (noun) section.

Te moni i puta ki te Kāwanatanga i te māketetanga i ngā tekihana o Wairarapa Moana, e whā mano pāuna £4,000 (TPH 9/10/1912:5). / The money that the Government received in the auction of the sections of Wairarapa Moana was four thousand pounds £4,000.

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Synonyms: tūāporo, kaupeka, wāhi, tekiona, wāhanga, wehenga, whiti, taha, pīhi, tūtanga, rārangi

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