wao - forest
Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.Someone of great importance has passed away.
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?How many birds are in the wilderness?