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whakahounga

1. (noun) amendment, renewal.

I muri iho i te whakahounga i ngā ture, kātahi ka kaha te Kōtimana ki te mahi (TPH 30/12/1899:4). / After the amendment of the laws, the Scots worked more energetically.

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Synonyms: whakahou, whakahoutanga


2. (noun) renovation, restoration.

I te wā o te whakahounga o Ruataupare i te tau 1926, nā Maata i whakahaere te haringa mai o ngā rākau mā runga wākena (TTR 1996:231). / During renovations to Ruataupare in 1926 Maata organised timber to be brought in on wagons.

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Synonyms: whakahoutanga, whakahou, whakaoranga, whakaora

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