He hanga ōkiko ka puta i te rawekehanga o tētahi rawa māori, ka whakamahia hei waihanga hautaonga. Hei tauira, ko te maitai te matū ka puta i te rawekehanga o te onepū rino, ka whakamahia hei waihanga i ngā hautaonga pērā i te taputapu me te hōpane, me ngā momo tūāhanga pērā i te ara tereina me te arawhiti.
A physical substance that is produced from a natural resource and is used to manufacture a product. For example, steel is made from ironsand, and is used to make products such as tools and saucepans, as well as infrastructure such as railway tracks and bridges.
matū - gist, kernel of a matter
Kaua e pā ringa atu ki ngā matū tāoke, pērā i te paitini patu paihamu.
He aha ētahi matū he nui te whakamahia, ka hangaia ki te hinu?
He rawa whatungarongaro te onepū rino ka hukea ake hei whakaputa i ngā momo matū, pēnei i te rino me te maitai, nō reira me āta tiaki, me hangarua ērā momo matū.