whakaora - to rescue, to cure
whakaora, v.t. 1. Save alive.
2. Restore to health. Ka ngaua e au te paepae hamuti hai whakaora moku.
Williams Dictionary
Ka whakaora te takuta i a iaThe doctor will heal him (‘i’ being the transitive preposition).
Ka whakaora te tākuta i a ia.The doctor will heal him.
He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
Mā te hiwi rā tātou hei whakaora!That hill will give us life!
Mā Ruapehu tātou hei whakaora.Ruapehu will give us life.