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Māori · 13 November 2026 · Food and Dining

te hapa

supper / evening meal

noun

Supper or the evening meal (a loanword; Te Aka: tea, dinner, supper). At a hui, supper is often served after the evening mihimihi.

In a sentence

Ka whakatakotoria te hapa i te wharekai i muri i ngā mihimihi.

Supper will be set out in the dining hall after the introductions.