takawaenga

1. (modifier) liaison, intermediary, mediating, arbitrating.

Noho mai ana ia hei āpiha takawaenga mō te Tari Māori (TTR 2000:220). / She remained as a liaison officer for the Native Department.

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2. (noun) go-between, mediator, liaison, intermediary, arbitrator, negotiator, mediation, centre (rugby).

I te pākarutanga mai o te pakanga i Taranaki i te tau 1860, ko Tāmihana te takawaenga me te kaiwhakarite mō ngā Pākehā me ngā Māori (TTR 1990:322). / When war broke out in Taranaki in 1860, Tāmihana assumed the role of mediator and negotiator between Māori and Pākehā.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, kaiwawao, kaitakawaenga, kaiwhiriwhiri, kaiwhakarite

takawaenga kāwanatanga

1. (noun) diplomat.

Kāore i mahue i a ia te āhua o te takawaenga kāwanatanga, ka mau tonu tana whakahaere hākari, whakatū mahi whakangahau, mahi inuinu mō ana hoamahi o mua me o nāianei hoki (TTR 2000:21). / He did not abandon the lifestyle of the diplomat but continued with receptions and cocktail parties for present and former colleagues.

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mātauranga takawaenga

1. (noun) mediation skills.

Nā te whirinaki o Timi Kara ki ōna mātauranga takawaenga tino pūkenga i puta ai tēnei hua (TTR 1994:12). / This result was obtained because of James Carroll's reliance on his great mediation skills.

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Tari Kaiwhakatau me te Takawaenga o Aotearoa, Te

1. (loan) Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand.

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takawaenga kāwanatanga

mātauranga takawaenga

Tari Kaiwhakatau me te Takawaenga o Aotearoa, Te

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