Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.They have arrived here from Rototua.Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.Habitual action - ai
Ka kauhoe ia i Rotorua ki Mokoia.She swam from Rotorua to Mokia.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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 Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau.The competition was held in Rotorua last year.Last week, last month, last year - tērā
Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.They have arrived in Rotorua.Away - atu
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He tino rongonui ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.The hot springs of Rotorua are very famous.
He pēhea a Whakatāne ki a koe?What do you think of Whakatāne?
Kei taku nei whakaaro, he tāone ātaahua a Rotorua.In my thinking, Rotorua is a beautiful town.
Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.
He whakahirahira Rotorua.Rotorua is famous.
He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.
