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tērā taha - over there, beyond

Ka atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, 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

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

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

#37: I have danced
#168: I make myself a man
#80: Why did Mere drive to the supermarket?
#55: The chair my father made is good
#138: The mother will be the one to tidy the room
#195: For the purpose of someone else doing something
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