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Kei is used to indicate both present and future location:
Kei korā ahau.
I am there.
I will be there.
In some situations, where the speaker wishes to convey a strong sense of time, hei is used:
Hei korā ahau.
I will be there in the future.
Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.Hei te kura ia.
She will be at school.Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
I will come tomorrow.Hei korā ahau.
I will be there.Hei Whakatamacr;ne te hui a Oketopa.
The meeting in October will be at Whakatamacr;ne.