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Pōneke - Wellington [Port Nicholson]

Ko te kāinga tūturu o Ataahua kei Pōneke.
As for Ataahua's permanent home, it's in Wellington.
Identity sentences - ko...

E mahi ana ia i Pōneke.
She works in Wellington.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kei Poneke au e noho ana.
I'm living in Wellington.
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Haere ai au ki Pōneke.
I am always going to Wellington.
Habitual action - ai

He aha kōrua mahi i Pōneke?
What did you two get up to in Wellington?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Te Tai Hauāuru hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko te Rāhoroi te pai hei haerenga ki Pōneke.
Saturday is the best day for going to Wellington.
For the purpose of - hei

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

Kei Pōneke te kāinga tūtru o Taika.
Taika's permanent home is in Wellington.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I whānau mai ai au i Pōneke.
I was born (specifically) in Wellington.
Specifically - ai

Ā te Rātapu mātou ka haere ki Pōneke.
On Sunday we are going to Wellington.

Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata.
Parliament is situated in Wellington.

Kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara te whakaaturanga o Tame.
Tame's exhibition is in Wellington.

He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ ki Pōneke.
I am a worker at ANZ, in (or at) Wellington.

Kei Pōneke te whare Paremata o Aotearoa.
The parliament of New Zealand is in Wellington.

He tāone a Pōneke.
Wellington is a city.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

Kei Poneke, kei Te Papa.
In Wellington at Te Papa.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.

#103: The mother is watching the children who are not playing
#182: Perhaps she will be happy again
#122: Too right mate!
#24: I am reading the book
#52: Your horse is fast
#123: Spill the beans!
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