koha is a gift specifically used in terms of a donation. a koha is something that is required/expected/given to assist with the cost of something like a celebration, a gathering (funeral or wedding) and fundraising. It is usually money or food. Other things like transport, help or advice is acceptable too.

Koha means 'gift' in the Maori language, the language of the people native to New Zealand.

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The term tangi or tangihanga describes a Māori approach to the process of grieving for someone who has died. Practices and protocols can differ from tribe to tribe. However, it is a common process that enables people to express their sense of loss, not only for their loved one, but for those who have passed before them.

Traditionally, tangihanga were held at marae. Nowadays, tangihanga are also held at private residences and funeral parlours. Tangihanga usually take place over a number of days, beginning when the person passes away and continuing after the burial, until the rituals and ceremonies of grieving are complete.

Before the burial, it is common for the coffin to be left open so mourners can touch, kiss, hug and cry over the tūpāpaku (corpse) to express their grief.

A common belief is that the tūpāpaku should never be left alone after death, so close family members (the whānau pani) stay with the tūpāpaku throughout the tangihanga, supported by older female relatives.

People often travel long distances to attend tangihanga to show their respect for the person who has died and to offer support to the family. It is also common practice to offer a koha, usually money, to the marae or family.

If the tangihanga is at a marae, those who attend are welcomed withpōwhiriduring which speeches are made as if talking directly to the tūpāpaku. This fits with the common belief that the spirit remains with the body until the time of the burial.

If the tūpāpaku has links to a number of tribes or sub tribes, debate may arise between relatives over where the tūpāpaku is to be buried. While talks can be heated and stressful, such debate is a sign of love and respect for the tūpāpaku.

(loan) (noun) money machine, ATM (automated teller machine).

(loan) (noun) money, cash. He Kai, he taonga rānei te koha i ngā wā o mua, engari, ko te moni kē i ēnei rā.Food or gifts were koha in the past but these days it's money. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 48;)

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to work, do, perform, make, accomplish, practise, raise (money). Kei te taka mai ngā rā e mahia nuitia ai e te Pākehā te mahi whakamaroke me te mahi tini i te paramu me ērā atu huarākau (Pipi 12/1905 wh7).The days are approaching when Pākehā will be busy drying and canning plums and other fruit.

2. (noun) work, job, employment, trade (work), practice, occupation, activity, exercise, operation. Kei te taka mai ngā rā e mahia nuitia ai e te Pākehā te mahi whakamaroke me te mahi tini i te paramu me ērā atu huarākau (Pipi 12/1905 wh7).The days are approaching when Pākehā will be busy drying and canning plums and other fruit.

3. (noun) abundance, lots of, many, heaps of. I ētahi tau he tino kaha kē te hua o ngā piki nei, ā, he tino reka hoki mō te Kai. I ētahi rā, i te haere kē mātau, hoki rawa mai kua pau ngā hua te Kai i te mahi a te tamariki (HP wh13).In some years these fig trees fruited prolifically and they were very tasty to eat. Some days, when we went elsewhere, when we returned the fruit had all been eaten by the many children.Kua kapi taua wāhi i te mahi a te whare.That place was covered with lots of houses. (Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 113;) See also http://wiki.answers.com/index.cfm?wordID=7909.

(loan) (noun) pound - money, weight and animal pound. Nā, kei Ingarangi e rua rau ngā pauna pata a te kau e whāngaia ana ki te Kai mōmona, i te tau kotahi, nā, ka hokona te pata, kotahi tekau mā rima ngā pauna-moni e riro mai ki te tangata nāna te kau (AMW 31/8/1848 wh 4).In England, a cow that is feed with good feed will produce two hundred pounds of butter per year, and when the butter is sold, the person who owns the cow earns fifteen pounds.

(stative) deep pocket, wealthy, having lots of money - an idiom. Kei pōhēhē koe he pōhara ia. He hōhonu tana pūkoro.Don't be mistaken in thinking that she is poor. She's wealthy.

(loan) (noun) sum of money, fund.

1. (noun) heap, fund, sum of money.

2. (noun) space in front of the meeting house, courtyard.

(noun) gift, token, pledge, donation, tip (money).

(stative) broke, having no money - an idiom. Kua pakaru taku pūkoro.I'm broke.

(loan) (noun) money, shilling - equivalent to 10 cents. Utua ai au e rima herengi i te wiki (HP wh26).I was paid five shillings per week.Tēnā hoki tētahi wāhi mā tātou, mā te Māori, kei riro anake ngā herengi i te iwi Pākehā, kei kīia kua ringa mūhore te Māori ki te ngaki witi (TW 22/6/1878 wh4/312).That then is an option for us, the Māori people, lest only the Pākehā make money and it is said that Māori are no good at growing wheat.