2. (verb) (-tia) to compensate, recompense, avenge.
I tōna pakeketanga ka parematatia e ia a Rongowhakaata (TTR 1990:382). / In his later life he took revenge on Rongowhakaata.
3. (noun) payment, return, reply, reparation, compensation, damages.
Ka whiwhi te iwi ki tētahi paremata me tētahi whakapāha mō ngā whenua i raupatutia e te Karauna i te tekau tau atu i 1860 (Te Ara 2012). / The tribe obtained compensation and an apology for the land which was confiscated in the 1860s by the Crown.
Synonyms: moni whakaea, homaitanga, utu, hoatutanga, utunga, moni utu, auraki, hoki, hokinga, waihape, urupare, whakahoki, whakahokihoki, whakautu
4. (noun) present of food made by guests to the providers of a feast.
5. (noun) return feast for one previously provided.
pāremata
1. (loan) (noun) parliament.
Tēnā anō ka tukua ngā kōrero o tēnei tau o te nohoanga o te pāremata, me nga whakaritenga ture i mahia e taua pāremata (TJ 21/6/1898:3). / So this year’s discussions of the sitting of parliament will be presented, as well as statute developments being done by that parliament.
See also pāremete
Synonyms: pāremete
utu paremata
1. (verb) to pay compensation.
Me utu paremata te Karauna ki ngā tāngata Māori nō rātou te whenua, mō te ngoikore o ngā mahi rūri a Te Tari Rūri o Ākarana i te tekau tau 1890–99 (Poākani Claims Act 2000). / The Crown must compensate Māori owners for the survey deficiencies of the Auckland Survey Office in the 1890s.
2. (noun) compensation.
Tērā pea ka utua koe e mātau ki te utu paremata mēnā kāore koe e kaha ki te mahi nā tō wharatanga (ACC 2013). / We will probably pay you with compensation if you are not able to work because of your injury.
kupu paremata
1. (noun) retort, response.
Otirā, kua puta te taniwha i tōna rua, ā, e tika ana kia werohia, kia patua hoki mēnā ka taea. Nō reira, anei aku kupu paremata, ahakoa poto nei, ki tērā momo kōrero (HM 2/1993:4). / But the monster has emerged from its lair and it's appropriate to challenge it and kill it if it's possible. So here is my response, although short, to that type of talk.
Synonyms: kātoitoi, urupare, whakahoki, whakahokihoki, whakautu
Whare Pāremata
1. Parliament, House of Representatives.
E whakaatu ana te rīpene ataata nei i a Tā Tīpene O’Regan, kaiārahi o Ngāi Tahu, i te whare pāremata i te whakamanatanga o te ture (Te Ara 2013). / This video shows Sir Tīpene O’Regan, Ngāi Tahu leader, at Parliament for the passing of the act.
Synonyms: Rūnanga Nui o Niu Tīreni, Whare Rūnanga
Nū Pāremata
1. (loan) (location) New Plymouth - the largest town in Taranaki.
Tae rawa atu te ope a Taranaki kua kore he tāngata, kua wera hoki te pā i te ahi. Ko ngā tūpāpaku e pūkai ana ko Te Waitere, ko tētahi āpiha Pākehā me tana wahine me ngā tamariki tokotoru, me ētahi atu Pākehā tokorua. Heoti haria mai ana ki Nū Pāremata tanu ai (TP 5/1904:8). / When Taranaki's party finally arrived the pā had been burnt. The bodies that were lying in a heap were Te Waitere, a Pākehā officer and his wife and three children with another two Pākehā. And so they were brought to New Plymouth to be buried.
Synonyms: Ngāmotu, Niu Paremata
Niu Paremata
1. (loan) (location) New Plymouth.
Ngāmotu: He hiwi tūpoupou kei te taha hauāuru-mā-tonga o te wāpu i Niu Paremata (M 2005:242). / Ngāmotu: A steep hill to the south-west of the wharves at New Plymouth.
Synonyms: Ngāmotu, Nū Pāremata
