whakaatuatu
1. (verb) (-ria) to inform, point out, show, call attention to.
Kotahi te wiki i whakaatuatu ai ngā rangatira o taua iwi i ō rātou mate whenua ki a au, i ngā raruraru i tupu ake i roto i Te Kōti Whenua Māori (HKW 1/6/1899:3). / The leaders of that tribe spent one week informing me of their land problems, problems that have developed in the Māori Land Court.
Synonyms: tohu, whakaatu, tuhi, tūtohi, whakahahaki, tohutohu, arataki, tūtohu, tiata, whakaariari, whakaaturanga, whakaari, whakakite, tītohu, hura, mataraharaha
2. (noun) information, advice.
Kua tūturu te rā hei whakapuare i te whare karakia o Ngāti Porou, arā hei a Māehe 12. Tāria anō te wā e tae atu ai ngā pōwhiri tūturu, engari ko ngā whakaatuatu mai a ngā tamariki rangatira o Ngāti Porou kua whiriwhiri te komiti, ā kua tūturu ēnei whakariterite: ... (TTT 1/2/1925:175). / The day to open Ngāti Porou's church has been set for 12 March. Later the formal invitations will reach you, but the information of the young leaders of Ngāti Porou is that the committee has decided and confirmed these arrangement: ...
