kōkota
1. (noun) pipi, Paphies australis - a common edible bivalve with a smooth shell found at low tide just below the surface of sandy harbour flats. Hinge is near the middle of the shell.
Ka mate i a Ngā Puhi, ka kainga, ka mahue ngā kōiwi i konā haupū ai, pērā i te kōkota, i te pipi, i te aha (TTT 1/12/1924:s43). / They were killed by Ngā Puhi, eaten and the bones were left pilled up like shellfish, pipi, and suchlike.
See also pipi
kōkota
1. (noun) visa.
Mehemea kei konei koutou ko āu tamariki e noho huna ana i waho o te ture, kei te pupuri noa rānei i tētahi whakaaetanga rangitahi, kōkota rangitahi rānei, ehara koe i te kirirarau nō Aotearoa, ā, e kore e whakawhiwhia ki te pūtea āwhina whānau (RT 2013:29). / If you and your children are living here illegally, or only hold temporary consent, or a temporary visa and you are not a New Zealand citizen, you will not be awarded family assistance.
