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whāinga - objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

whāinga, n. 1. Circumstance, etc., of pursuing, etc.

2. Enmity, hostility, quarrel. He iti te whainga, he nui te paremata (P. 15). Kei hea te tangata hei ki mo te whainga?

3. Ceremony for removing tapu, etc. I mea ia kia patua he tangata hei whainga mo tona whare.

Williams Dictionary

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ki te rongo ki tō ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.