E mau ana ngā kuia i te rau kawakawa .
The kawakawa are being held by the elderly women.
- this is an example of an active sentence
Other related terms: peka kawakawa - branch, rau kawakawa - leaves, pare kawakawa - head adornment.
Hīpoki ana te pare kawakawa hei tohu i tōku mamae.
The ornament of kawakawa leaves covers me as a symbol of my grief.