He pūnaha tikanga ka whakatakotoria e tētahi rūnanga whaimana, pērā i te kāwanatanga o tētahi whenua, koia rā hei whaitanga mā tōna iwi, e nahanaha ai te noho tahi o taua iwi. Mēnā ka takahia e tētahi he ture, tērā ka whiua ia i raro i te ture.
A system of rules that are set in place by an authority, such as the government of a country, for their people to follow in order to live together in an ordered way. If a law is transgressed by someone they can be penalised or punished under the law.
he kupu mino (reo Hīperu)
He ture hou tēnei e whakatūria ana e te kāwanatanga.
I raro i ngā ture o Aotearoa kāore e tika ana kia whakahāweatia te tangata mō tana aronga hōkaka.