On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae mō te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau.
The competition was held in Rotorua last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ko au te tangata tuawhitu i te whakataetae.
I came seventh in the competition. (I was the seventh person in the competition.)