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poari

1. (loan) (noun) board - the decision-making body of an organisation.

Me whakatū he poari whenua Māori mō ia takiwā, mō ia takiwā (TP 12/4/1898:1). / A Māori land board should be set up for each district.

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poari tukuhere

1. (loan) parole board.

I noho ia ki te poari o ngā kura tuarua o Rotorua, ā, mai i te tau 1974 ki 1976 ko ia anō hoki i te poari tukuhere (TTR 2000:21). / He served on the Rotorua High Schools’ Board, and from 1974 to 1976 he was also on the parole board.

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Poari Ratonga Ture, Te

1. (loan) Legal Services Board.

Poari Kairēhita Kaiako, Te

1. (loan) Teacher Registration Board.

Poari Pūtea Māori, Te

1. (loan) Māori Purposes Fund Board.

Poari Rota o Aotearoa, Te

1. (loan) New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.

Poari Hauora-ā-rohe ki Ōtāgo

1. (loan) Otago District Health Board.

Poari Arotake i te Āwhina Ture, Te

1. (loan) Legal Aid Review Panel.

Poari Hauora ā Rohe o Tai Poutini, Te

1. (loan) West Coast District Health Board.

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