Kāwana Kerei
1. (loan) (personal name) Governor George Grey (1812-1898) Colonial governor (1845-1853, 1861-1868) and politician.
Ka tū a Kāwana Kerei, me te hani i tōna ringa, he hani i hoatu ki a ia e taua iwi, he mea hoki mā te toa anake e hāpai taua tū patu te hani (TW 30/3/1878:143). / Governor Grey stood with the hani in his hand, one which had been presented to him by that tribe, and the type of weapon that only warriors carry.
See also Kerei, Hōri
Kerei, Hōri
1. (loan) (location) Sir George Grey (1812-1898) Soldier, explorer, colonial governor (1845-1853, 1861-1868), politician, premier, scholar.
E kī atu ana ki te Hīti o te Wēta o Ākarana, kia whakatūria a Tā Hōri Kerei, mō te tūranga o Te Kirihi, me te whakapuaki, kāore te Kāwanatanga, e wehi i tēnei ki a Tā Hōri (TW 12/2/1875:9). / It advises Auckland City West to elect Sir George Grey instead of Mr Gillies, and declares that the Government do not in the least fear Sir George.