roanga - length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)
roanga, n. 1. Delay, passage of time. Me te turehutanga kanohi nei ano te roanga, ka hoki mai to tatou waka ki uta (T. 21).
2. Prolongation, continuation. Taria atu he roanga.
Williams Dictionary
Me he mea nāau te tamaiti, kua mōhio koe ki te roanga o tōona ingoa.If the child was yours you would have known its full name.
Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.
Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.
