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whakahaere - to run something, manage, make something go

whakahaere, v.t. 1. Cause to go.

2. Carry about. Kei te whakahaere a Puru i tana tamaiti.

3. Conduct, lead.

4. Conduct any business, execute. Ka whakatika nga rangatira ki runga ki te korero i te maia, i te ata whakahaere (T. 150). So whakahaere tikanga, direct, superintend, govern.

5. Search for, explore, go about to examine. Apopo matou haere ai ki te whakahaere kiekie.

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ka taea a Hemi te whakahaere i te hui.
Hemi is able to run the meeting.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore a Hemi e taea te whakahaere i te hui.
Hemi is unable to run the meeting.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

wai tēnei hui e whakahaere?
Who will run this meeting?
Who will? - mā wai?

Ko wai kāore i te whakahaere i te hui?
Who isn’t running the meeting?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

I te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tataone made a mistake at one place in the incantation.

Ko Raka-tāura te tohunga whakahaere i te mahi.
Raka-tāura was the overseer of the work.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

#6: Goodbye!
#129: I don't have your stupid book
#174: You cat is too fat
#19: Your armpit smells delicious
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#75: The family are eating at the beach
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