On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

I pēhea te tunu kai i ngā wā o mua atu i te hiko?
How did people cook their food before there was electricity?

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here; before my return here.

Tēnā pea te aituā nō mua atu i te toru karaka.
The accident must have happened before three o’clock.

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera — nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that—in 1886.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei
Before I returned here, Before my return here