hōia

1. (loan) (noun) soldier, private soldier.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 183-195; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 4;)

Ko ngā rōpū hōia mō te whawhai, e toru tekau mā ono mano (PT 1Whakapapa 7:4). / Thirty-six thousand troops ready for war.

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Synonyms: paraiweti

hapū hōia

1. (loan) (noun) regiment - unit of an army usually commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies and often into two battalions.

tama hōia

1. (loan) (noun) school cadet.

I a au i te Kura o Tīpene he tama hōia ahau, otirā mātou katoa i reira i taua wā. / When I was at St. Stephen's School I was a school cadet, in fact we all were at that time.

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kapa hōia

1. (loan) (noun) company - a subdivision of an infantry battalion.

Kotahi kapa hōia, nō te 65 e tiaki ana i reira... (TKM 24/5/1849:2). / A company of the 65th regiment was on duty...

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penihana hōia

1. (loan) (noun) military pension, war pension.

Nā tōna toa ka whakawhiwhia ki te Mētara o Niu Tīreni mō Tūmatauenga me tōna penihana hōia (TTR 1994:124). / Because of his bravery he was awarded the New Zealand War Medal and a military pension.

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hōia heketau

1. (noun) paratrooper.

Tūwiriwiri ana ia he patu kē nei hoki tana mahi i ngā hōia heketau e puta paraheahea noa ake ana i ō rātou waka rererangi (TTR 2000:103). / He was horrified having to kill paratroopers as they emerged helpless from their planes.

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hōia eke hōiho

1. (loan) (noun) horseman, cavalry, soldier on horseback.

Ko ia te āpiha o ngā hōia eke hōiho (HKW 1/10/1900:6). / He was the officer in charge of the cavalry.

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papa whakawai hōia

1. (loan) (noun) parade ground.

Kua tae kē ki te wā kia haere mātau ki runga i te papa whakawai hōia ki te mahi i ā mātau mahi, ki te haratau i ā mātau mahi hīkoi haere, mau pū, ērā mea katoa (Milroy 2015). / It was already time for us to go onto the parade ground to do our activities, to practise our marching, presenting arms, and all those other activities.

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Rā o Ngā Hōia

1. Anzac Day - a day (25 April) to commemorate those who have served in the New Zealand and Australian armed forces.

I whakatatūria me haere mātau, i tēnei tau 1969 i ngā haratei o te Rā o ngā Hōia, te rua tekau mā rima o Āperira (HP 1991:62). / It was decided that we should go on the holidays of Anzac Day 1969, on the 25th of April.

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