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whakaritenga

1. (noun) arrangement, settlement, agreement.

Hei reira ki te mea ka whakaae ngā tāngata nōna te whenua ki taua whakaritenga me tuhituhi e rātou ō rātou ingoa ki te pukapuka whakatūturu i taua whakaritenga (TWMNT 29/10/1873:142). / Then, if the people who own the land agree to that arrangement, they must put their names to the paper for giving effect to the arrangement.

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Synonyms: whakanoho, whakatatū, whakatau, kāinga, whakatutukitanga, noninga kumu, kāenga


2. (noun) appointment.

Kei ngā rā o Pēpuere whakatutukitia ai ēnei whakaritenga (TKO 12/2/1918:12). / These appointments will take effect in February.

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3. (noun) regulation, provision, clause.

E āhei anō te Kāwana te hanga i ētahi whakaritenga, i ētahi takiwā, hei āta whakaputa i ngā tikanga o taua ture, ko aua whakaritenga ka pānuitia i roto i te 'Kahiti o Niu Tirani' (TWMNT 5/9/1876:218). / Sometimes the Governor is able to make regulations which will be published in the provisions of that law and those regulations will be announced in the 'New Zealand Gazette'.

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Synonyms: whakarato, rekureihana, waeture


4. (noun) metaphor, likeness, profile.

Kāhui kuaka. He manu te kuaka, he 'godwit' ki te Pākehā. He whakaritenga ki ngā tamariki a Te Aritahi, ka mahue i te ao (M 2007:340). / Flock of godwits. The 'kuaka' is a bird, a godwit in English. This is a metaphor for Te Aritahi's children, who were left behind.

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Synonyms: kōtaha, kupu whakarite, whakarite, huahuatau, taurite, ritenga, oho, āhua, āhuatanga, rite, ariā


5. (noun) implementation, application, enactment, execution.

Ka tohe atu kia hōmai anō ngā pāuna e rua i whakaritea ai i te tīmatanga o te whakaritenga o te whare (TWK 16:30). / He insisted that the two pounds that was arranged at the beginning of the construction of the building should be given to him.

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6. (noun) ritual, prayers.

Ko ngā kawa me ngā whakaritenga tapu katoa he mea whakahaere ki te pou kara, arā ki te pou niu (Te Ara 2014). / The protocols and rituals focused on flag poles, that is the niu (news) poles.

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Synonyms: ritenga


7. (noun) negotiation.

Kua tata te oti ngā whakaritenga mō te rīhi (Ng 1993:296). / Negotiations for the lease are nearly finished.

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Synonyms: whiriwhiri


8. (noun) comparison.

Kāore he whakaritenga i waenganui i a rāua (Ng 1993:62). / There is no comparison between them.

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