Ko te ngawhere haere o te whenua me te kawenga atu o ngā maramara oneone, maramara toka ki wāhi kē. Mā te mahi a te hau, mā te wai (te awa, te ua, te moana rānei), mā te awa kōpaka, mā te mahi a te tangata, a te kararehe rānei e ngāhorohoro ai tētahi pito whenua.
The breakdown of the Earth’s surface and transport of fragments of soil and rock to another location. Erosion can be caused by the action of wind, water (river, rain and sea) and glaciers, or by the actions of people or animals.
ngāhorohoro - fall off bit by bit
He aha te mahi a te tangata e nui ai te ngāhorohoro o te whenua i ētahi wāhi?
Nā te mahana haere o te ao, e piki ana te kārewa o te moana huri i te ao, ko te ngāhorohoro o te takutai te otinga atu.
Nā te papaki mai o ngā ngaru, i ngāhorohoro haere ai te takutai moana.