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tērā taha - over there, beyond

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Koia ka puta te ingoa mō tērā taha moana ko Mangonui.
Hence the name Mangonui was given to that harbour.

Ko te moana kei tērā taha o ngā puke onepū.
The sea is beyond the sand-dunes.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

#8: I'm tired
#134: I am unable to drive the car
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#207: I am going to the house where I live
#113: If it rains we will stay home
#90: Sarah came first in her ceramics class
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