whakarunga
1. (modifier) south, southern, upper.
I muri mai i tērā, arā i te tau 1909, ka whakaaturia e ia ki te ao tōna hiahia ki te rere tonu mā runga i tōna kaipuke ki te pito whakarunga o te ao (TP 3/1912:6). / After that, that is in 1909, he revealed to the world his desire to sail on his ship to the south pole.
2. (modifier) upwards, up, towards the top.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 112;)
I tana kitenga i tētahi Pākehā e ngaki ana i tana kāri i te Rātapu, ā, i tana kore hoki e mōhio ki te reo Pākehā, kātahi ka tohu whakarunga tōna ringa, he whakamahara nāna i taua Pākehā ki te Atua kia mōhio ai ia ki te hē o tana mahi (TP 10/1905:9). / When he saw a Pākehā weeding his garden on a Sunday, and because he didn't know English he pointed upwards with his hand, a reminder to the Pākehā of God so that he would know he was doing wrong.
