rūnanga - assembly; council
runanga. 1. n. Assembly, council. Ai rawa he korero te runanga taua (M. 85). Whare-runanga, public meeting house.
2. v.t. Discuss in an assembly. Ka mutu ta ratou tangi, ka runangatia ano e ratou kia haere ki te tarai haumi mo to ratou waka (W.M. viii, 113).
Williams Dictionary
He nui te whare rūnanga i Ōhinemutu.The meeting house at Ōhinemutu is large.
Kei te whare rūnanga a Tom e kōrero ana ki te manuhiri.(Note 'te' is quite usual, even though there is more than one guest.)
Ka tomo rātou ki roto ki te whare rūnanga.They went into the meeting house.
Ko tēnei te tekoteko mō runga i te tuanui o te whare rūnanga.This is the carved figure intended for the roof of the meeting house.
Haere ki muri o te whare rūnanga.Go to the back of the meeting house.
Ka tū ia i roto i te rūnanga, ka waiata i te waiata nei.She stood up in the assembly and sang this song.
