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hāriata

1. (loan) (noun) chariot.

Kātahi tērā ka mea kia tū te hariata, ā heke atu ana rāua tokorua ki te wai (TJ 6/6/1899:12). / And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water.

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Hāriata

1. (loan) (personal name) Charlotte.

Ko Hāriata Whakatau Pītini-Morēra te tino ariki nui o Ngāti Kurī, tētahi o ngā hapū matua ake o Ngāi Tahu i Te Waipounamu (TTR 1996:134). / Charlotte Whakatau Beaton-Morel was the most important ariki of Ngāti Kurī, one of the founding hapū of Ngāi Tahu in the South Island.

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Hāriata

1. (loan) (personal name) Harriet.

Ko te kupu a te komiti mō runga i te pukapuka inoi a Hāriata Te Rapu me tētahi atu (TW 22/6/1878:7/315). / The decision of the committee on the petition of Harriet Te Rapu and one other.

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