On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.
He grew up in the South Island.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei Poneke te pāpā.
The father is in Wellington.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Tēteahi rangatira no Te Waipounamu.
A certain chief from the South Island.

Kei Te Waipounamu.
In the South Island.

Kei Te Waipounamu te pāpā.
The father is in the South Island.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.