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whākao

1. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia) to collect, assemble.

Ka mutu ko Te Arataki Manu Kōrero o Tainui tērā, arā, te kaupapa i kōkiritia e te kaumātua o Ngāti Maniapoto a Tui Adams hei whākao i ō Tainui kaumātua, i ā Tainui tikanga, i ōna hītori hoki e iere tonu ai ngā kōrero tuku iho me te āhua o Tainui (Te Ara 2013). / Te Arataki Manu Kōrero o Tainui, instigated by the late senior Ngāti Maniapoto kaumātua Tui Adams, brought together Tainui elders to improve their knowledge of Tainui customs and history and to ensure the continuity of Tainui traditions and identity.

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