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uruwhenua

1. (noun) passport.

I a Pita Moko e tiki ana i ngā pukapuka uruwhenua i te kāwanatanga manauhea, i Maunga Taranaki me Parihaka kē a Rātana me tōna whānau e torotoro haere ana i te 18 o Maehe 1924 (TTR 1996:153). / While Pita Moko obtained passports from a reluctant government, on 18 March 1924 Rātana and his family visited Mt Taranaki and Parihaka.
Rangi: Āhea tau mai ai tōna wakarererangi? Hine: Kua tau kē mai pea. Engari ka āhua roa tonu e tirohia ana ngā uruwhenua, ngā pēke, ngā aha atu a ngā pāhihi (HJ 2015:145). / Rangi: When does her plane arrive? Hine: It has probably landed already, but checking the passengers' passports, bags, and whatever else, takes quite a long time.

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Synonyms: uruuruwhenua

pane uruwhenua

1. (noun) visa.

Ki te haere koe ki whenua kē, me tono atu he pane uruwhenua ki te haere ki aua whenua. / If you go to other countries you must request visas to go to those countries.

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Uruwhenua o Aotearoa

1. New Zealand Passport Office.

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