2. erected.
pakari
1. (verb) to be mature, ripe, strong, hard, strapping, muscular, well-built, sturdy, robust.
Ka tae ki te wā kua pakari a Iratūmoana, ka rongo mō Tarakura, kotahi atu ka patua te taniwha rā (EM 2002:83). / The time arrived that Iratūmoana had matured and when he heard about Tarakura, he went straight off and killed that taniwha.
Synonyms: ruarangi, tōtōpū, whakapūioio, hiwa, maonga, maoka, maoa, tuakaka, pūioio, kōpaka, mārōrō, pakaua, whakapakeke, koeke, taikaumātua, tūpakeke, whatutoto, taipakeke, pakeke, pāhake
2. (modifier) mature, ripe, strong, hard, strapping, muscular, well-built, sturdy, robust.
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua (HP 1991:24). / He was a big man of solid build and was handsome.
3. (noun) maturity, toughness.
Kite rawa hoki a Te Koreneho i te pakari, i te ātaahua o Karaitiana, me te pai hoki o tana pānui i te Paipera Tapu i te reo Māori (TTR 1990:223). / Colenso saw the maturity and how handsome Karaitiana was, and his fluency in reading the Bible in Māori.
Synonyms: poutūmārōtanga, pakeke, poutūmārō
wharenui
1. (noun) meeting house, large house - main building of a marae where guests are accommodated. Traditionally the wharenui belonged to a hapū or whānau but some modern meeting houses, especially in large urban areas, have been built for non-tribal groups, including schools and tertiary institutions. Many are decorated with carvings, rafter paintings and tukutuku panels.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 265-266;)
See also whare whakairo, tipuna whare
Synonyms: whare whakairo, whare rūnanga
rāpoka
1. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, more sleek, and grey. Sometimes used for the male only.
Mātāwai, Te
1. (personal noun) Māori/Iwi Electoral College - the Māori Language Strategy proposed in 2014 to establish a purpose built iwi entity that will assume responsibility for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Māngai Pāho, and will assume the roles and responsibilities of Te Pūtahi Pāho with regard to the Māori Television Service. There will be a greater focus on Crown Māori/iwi relationships in this sector, and more emphasis on whānau, hapū and iwi language planning and development.
Te tikanga mā Te Mātāwai e riro anō ai te mana whakahaere kaupapa reo i te iwi Māori. / It would seem that through Te Mātāwai the Māori people will again take over the authority of managing language matters.
kakerangi
1. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
Kei Parakiwitini e patu mai rā a Taiaroa i te kakerangi e takaru rā kei te moana (G 1853:380). / At Parakiwitini Taiaroa is killing fur seals that splash about in the sea.
2. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, sleeker, and grey.
Ka hia rau ngā momo ika kei ngā wai tai o Aotearoa. Kitea anōtia ai he kekeno, he kakerangi, he aihe, he tohorā (Te Ara 2015). / There are many fish species in New Zealand’s coastal waters. Fur seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales are also seen.
3. (noun) bird species that figures in traditional narratives.
Ka hoki mai a Manu-korihi me tōna iwi ki tō rātou nei kāinga, ki Whiti-ānaunau, me ngā huruhuru o ngā manu nei o te kakerangi, o te kohiwai, o te kohirangi, koia nei ngā huruhuru hūmaeko i riro mai i a rātau. He nui te pai o aua huruhuru e kīia ana, te huatau (JPS 1922:20). / Manu-korihi and his people returned to their home at Whiti-ānaunau, bringing with them the feathers of the kakerangi, kohiwai, and kohirangi birds, these were the tail feathers that they obtained. Those feathers were very beautiful and were considered to be elegant.
2. (noun) leader.
I a ia e tupu ake ana i te kāinga o Te Karaka, ā, atu i te tau 1904, i te kāinga pātata mai nei, i Whakarapa, i tino kawekawea ake ai a Whina e ngā mahi a tōna matua, he poutoko nei mō tōna iwi (TTR 2000:56). / While growing up at the village of Te Karaka and, from 1904, the adjacent settlement of Whakarapa, Whina was profoundly influenced by her father’s roles as a community leader.
See also poutoko iwi
Synonyms: kaiārahi, kaiārahi, kākākura, kākākura, pouwhenua, pouwhenua, kaiwhakataki, kaiwhakataki, wheao, wheao, tumuaki, tumuaki, tumu whakarae, tumu whakarae, kaiarataki, kaiarataki, kaikākāriki, kaikākāriki, ngārahu, tētēkura, uru, uru, kaihautū, kaihautū, kaitakitaki, kaingārahu, manukura, kaiwhakanekeneke, tātāriki, tātāriki, amokapua, amokura, ariki, ariki, ihorei, ihorei, kahika, kahika, tātarariki, tātarariki, whakataka, whakataka, amorangi, kaitaki, hautū, hautū, amorangi, kaitātaki, manu taupua, kaitaki, kaitātaki
2. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, more sleek, and grey. Sometimes used for the male only.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 18;)
He maha tonu ngā uwha whakahao kua hapū i te toa kotahi (PK 2008:1082). / Quite a few female New Zealand sea lions become pregnant from one male.
