1. (verb) (-tia) to repeat, double up.
Ka tuaruatia anō e ia tana tohe kia maha atu ngā mema Māori i te Pāremata (TTR 1994:122). / He also repeated his argument that the number of Māori members in Parliament should be increased.
See also tua-
2. (modifier) deputy, second-in-command, assistant, vice- - used following a noun.
See also tua-
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