taiao

1. (noun) world, Earth, natural world, environment, nature, country.

E ai ki te Māori he hononga ita tō te tangata ki te whenua me te taiao (Te Ara 2013). / According to the Māori, humans are tightly connected to the land and to the natural world.

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Synonyms: ao tūroa, aotūroa, āhua, Rangawhenua, Tangaroa, Matawhero, Whiro, Whiringa ki Tawhiti, ao-mārama, ao mārama, Kōpū, Kōpūnui, Rangipō, Takero, Tāwera, Pareārau, Meremere, Meremere-tū-ahiahi, ao

whiringa taiao

1. (noun) natural selection.

rawa taiao

1. (noun) natural resource.

He kōrero ēnei mō ngā rawa taiao a te iwi. / These are accounts about the natural resources of the tribe.

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Synonyms: rawa māori

tiramahi taiao

1. (noun) field crew.

kaitohu taiao

1. (noun) field director.

whakaahua taiao

1. (noun) landscape image, landscape photograph.

kaihopu oro taiao

1. (noun) field audio operator.

kaihopu āhua taiao

1. (noun) field camera operator.

Toi te Taiao

1. (noun) The Bioethics Council.

whakaaetanga rawa taiao

1. (noun) resource consent.

Kāore e pai ana te tatari kia pau noa ngā whakaaetanga rawa taiao; engari me whakapau kaha tonu ki te rapu huarahi hei whakaiti i ngā pānga kino o ngā keringa (Tai Tumu, Tai Pari, Tai Ao, Te Mahere ā-Taiao a Waikato-Tainui 2013:246). / It is not appropriate to wait until the resource consents have expired, but ways should be sought energetically to reduce the pollution of the waterways.

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