2. (modifier) half.
I toa te tīma o te tangata whenua 16 ki te 15, ahakoa te tōmuri o te kaute, e 6 ki te 15 i te wā haurua (TTR 1998:121). / The local team won 16-15, despite being down 6-15 at half time.
3. (noun) half.
I āhua ōrite ngā kapa i te weheruatanga, engari, i te haurua tuarua, ka puta ngā hautipua o Aotearoa ki te kawe i a rātou ki te taumata angitu. / The teams were pretty even at half-time, but in the second half the stars of New Zealand emerged to take them to the successful outcome.
See also haurua mai i te