Te Kupu o te Wiki – The Word of the Week

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Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing kupu (words).

Kīwaha (colloquialism)

He huaparaunoa
pack of lies

Kupu (word)

Poihakena
Sydney

He taone nui a Poihakena.
Sydney is a big city!

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