tahataha - steep bank
I haere rāua i te tahataha awa.They walked beside the river.Simple sentences: past tense - i
He mā ngā onnepu i te tahataha o te moana.The sand beside the sea is white.
Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.