On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kotahi rau e toru tekau kiromita te tawhiti i Kirikiriroa ki Ākarana.
Auckland is 130 kilometres from Hamilton.

Ki Ākarana rā
To Auckland (implying that that is where the hearer/reader is)

I tae atu te Hīkoi ki Ākarana, ki Kirikiriroa, ki Taupō, ki hea, ki hea
The Hīkoi went to Auckland, to Hamilton, to Taupō, and so on

Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.

Ko Ākarana te taone nui-rawa-atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the largest city in Aotearoa.

Ko Ākarana te taone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand

Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.

E 130 kiromita te tawhiti mai i Ākarana ki Kirikiriroa.
It is 130 kilometres from Auckland to Hamilton.

Kua neke aku mātua ki Ākarana noho ai.
My parents have moved to Auckland to live.

Ehara au nō Ākarana.
I am not from Auckland.

Ā hea koe haere ai ki Ākarana?
When will you go to Auckland?

Ā te Hātarei haere ai au ki Ākarana.
It (will be) on Saturday (that) I shall go to Auckland.

Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.

I te Mane, ka haere au ki Ākarana.
On Monday (last) I went to Auckland.

Nō Ākarana au.
I am from Auckland.

Ko Ākarana te tāone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand.

E 130 kiromita te tawhiti mai i Ākarana ki Kirikiriroa
It’s 130 kilometres from Auckland to Hamilton.

Ki Ākarana rā.
To Auckland, implying that Auckland is where the hearer or reader is.