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kaiwawao

1. (noun) defender.

Kātahi ka tono a Cameron ki ngā kaiwawao o Ōrākau kia unu rātou (TTR 1990:46). / Then Cameron asked the defenders of Ōrākau to surrender.

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2. (noun) advocate, public defender, counsel.

I kitea e ia tona pūkenga ki ngā mahi a te kaiwawao; he mātauranga i whakaaturia e ia i ngā tau i muri mai i Heretaunga ki te takiwā tuawhenua o Te Matau-a-Māui me Tūranga (TTR 1994:22). / He discovered his skill as an advocate, knowledge which was displayed in later years from Hawke's Bay area and in Gisborne.

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3. (noun) mediator, go-between.

Kātahi ka tū mai hoki te kawe a riri ki Taranaki. Ka haere te wā ka whakatau a Taiaroa ko ia hei kaiwawao mō te hunga tauwhāinga i reira (TTR 1990:137). / Then war broke out in Taranaki. Later Taiaroa decided that he would be a mediator for the groups in conflict there.

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Synonyms: kaitakawaenga, takawaenga


4. (noun) referee, umpire.

He kaiwawao māraurau nei ia mō te tākaro tēnehi (TTR 2000:236). / He was a qualified umpire for the sport of tennis.

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