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whakahaere

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to organise, cause to go, conduct, operate, lead, execute, direct, manage, control, administer, institute, implement, perform.

Ka whakamārama hoki ia kua whakahaerea e tētahi rōpū he tikanga e tū ai he karapu (TKO 12/7/1918:8). / He also explained that a procedure had been instituted whereby a club could be established.

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Synonyms: tītakataka, whāwhā, whakamahi, tapahi, whakarite, whakatakoto, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, tapa, whakaatu, whakaataata, whakahua, whakatūtū, mahi, hahaka, konumatā, haka, taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, kaea, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tātaki, , whakataki


2. (noun) operation, organisation, control, administration.

Heoi anō, nā te hiahia tonu o Timi Kara ki te puri i ngā whakahaere, ka tohua e ia he tiamana ki ngā poari e popore ana ki te rīhi (TTR 1994:13). / However, because of James Carroll's desire to hold onto control, he appointed chairmen to the boards who favoured leasing.

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Synonyms: mahi, whakahaerenga, tōpūtanga, rōpū, anga

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