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The word pēhea or pēwhea means "how". It is heard most commonly in the question "how are you?"
Kei te pēhea koe?
E pēhea ana koe?
How are you?
Either sentence structure can be used - but the reply should use the same structure as the question. For example, if asked e pēhea ana koe? a person should not respond with kei te pai ahau, but with e pai ana ahau so that the answer matches the question,
E pēwhea ana te Kapa Tpa?
How are the Warriors going?He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?He pēwhea te teitei o Aoraki?
How high is Aoraki?He pēwhea tō hanawiti?
How's your sandwich?He pēwhea tō motokā?
How is your car?Ka pēwhea te pūha nei?
How is the pūha?Ka pēwhea ngā punua ngeru nei?
How are the kittens?E pēwhea ana āu tamariki?
How are your kids?I pēwhea tā kōrua hararei?
How was your (you two) holiday?I pēwhea te tākaro whutupaoro a Hēmi?
How was Hēmi's rugby game?I pēwhea te whutupōro?
How did the rugby go?