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whakapau - consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

whakapau. 1. v.t. Consume, finish, leave no exception.

2. Exhaust. Ka titiro atu, whakapaua te kanohi (M. 11). Taku whakapaunga mahara tera (That is the spot the sight of which leaves me at a loss).

3. a. Exhaustive. Kia tu tahi taua i te riri whakapau kei o matua (M. 23).

Williams Dictionary

Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.

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