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walkman |
ororangi |
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wandering star |
whetū rērere |
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wane |
roku |
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War Memorial |
Maumaharatanga Pakanga |
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waste disposal processing plant |
wāhi mahi para |
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waste energy |
ngao moumou |
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waste management |
raupapa kapurangi |
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waste recycling |
whakahuringa otaota |
see “recycling” |
water balance |
taurite wai |
see “balance” |
water content |
wai o roto |
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water current |
ia wai |
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water cycle |
hurihanga wai |
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water purification |
whakakorenga para wai rānei |
whakapure wai, whakapaipai wai |
water reserves |
tāpui wai |
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water resistance |
parenga ia wai |
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water rocket |
tākiriwai |
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water safety |
noho haumaru i te wai |
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waterway |
arawai |
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water-wheel |
wīra-wai |
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wave |
ngaru |
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wave parameter |
tawhā ngaru |
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wavefront |
matangaru |
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wavelength |
roangaru / te roa o te ngaru |
roanga ngaru, roanga ia |
wavelength |
te roa o te ngaru / roangaru |
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waves, be raised in waves |
huamo |
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wavy |
pūngarungaru |
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wax vapour |
rehu wākihi |
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weak (acid/base) |
ngori |
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weather forecast |
matapae huarere |
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weather map |
mahere huarere |
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weathering |
tūnguru |
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weathering |
pātanga o te rangi / tūnguru |
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weight |
taumaha |
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weir |
pā |
rauiri |
well |
poka |
puna |
Westport |
Kawatiri |
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wet suit |
kahu pareanu, kahuruku |
kahuruku |
wheat shoot |
wana wīti |
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white blood cell |
pūtau toto mā |
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white dwarf |
whito mā |
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white quartz |
kiripaka mā |
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wide-bodied jet |
waka rererangi kaitā |
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wind pollinated |
hahaetia ā-hau |
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wind surfer |
retirā, retihau |
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wind surfer |
hunga retirā |
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wind surfer |
retihau / retirā |
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wind vane |
tohuhau |
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wind-pollinated flower |
puāwai ruihaetia e te hau, puāwai ruihae-hau |
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windsurfing |
retirā ; mirihau [TM] |
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windsurfing |
retirā |
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windsurfing board |
papa retirā |
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winecask |
pāka waina |
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winged insect |
ngārara rere |
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wood rubbed together |
kaunoti hikahika |
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wool fibre |
weu wūru |
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wool fibre, mixed |
weu wūru ranuranu |
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wool fibre, normal |
weu wūru noa |
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wool fibre, thick |
weu wūru mātōtoru |
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word equation |
tātai kupu |
ture kupu |
word equation |
whārite kupu |
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work |
mahi |
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work |
tōpanatanga |
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work station |
mahi ā-taupuni |
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workstation |
taupuni |
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world, living |
ao ora |
ōmataora |
world, material |
ao rawa |
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world, physical |
ao ahupūngao |
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worn away |
tūnguru iho |
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wrinkled |
kūreherehe |
kūwhewhewhe |
wrinkled-coated seed |
kākano koti-kūreherehe |
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wrist and ankle decoration |
tauri kōmore |
kōmore, kōmore whatianga |
wrist bone density |
apiapitanga wheua kawiti |
Page updated: 14 August 2007