tari - government department; office
Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.I work in the public service. -
I tōku tari au.I was in my office.Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.Go to my office and wait.Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Ko Bob te rangatira i te tari nei.Bob is the boss at this department.