kaitiakitanga
1. (noun) guardianship, stewardship, trusteeship, trustee.
Nō te tau 1962 i whakatūria a ia hei mana whakaāio, ā, whakatūria ana hoki ia i te tau 1970 ki te poari o te kaitiakitanga mātauranga o Pā Moore hei kanohi mō te iwi Māori (TTR 2000:77). / In 1962 he was made a justice of the peace and he was appointed to the Monsignor Moore Education Trust board in 1970 as the representative of the Māori people.
2. (noun) trust.
Ko ngā tāngata i taua hui ko Makiwhārena o Ūawa, ko Hāringi o Tūranga, me Hirimitana o Nēpia, ngā mema o taua Poari, me Wī Pere, Mema o te Pāremata, me Te Rīhi, rōia o Tūranga, me Tiakihana, te Rihīwa o te Kaitiakitanga (TP 5/1903:11). / The people at that meeting were McFarlane of Tolaga Bay, Harding of Gisborne, Shrimpton of Napier who are the members of the board, Wī Pere, Member of Parliament, Mr Rees, Gisborne lawyer, and Jackson, the Receiver of the Trust.
tiakitanga
1. (noun) guardianship, caring of, protection, upkeep.
Ka taka mai ki raro i ōna manaakitanga ko ngā tūmomo tiakitanga o te taiao (Te Ara 2014). / The programmes of guardianship of the environment fall under its auspices.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru, tiaki, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, whakangungu, pare, puapua, tiakanga, whakamaru
2. (noun) trust.
Ka āhei tētahi kaitiaki i whakatūria i raro i tēnei wāhi o tēnei Ture ki te nama moni mō ngā tikanga o te tiakitanga (RT 2013:80). / A trustee appointed under this section of this Law is able to borrow money for the management of the trust.
2. (modifier) cared for, held in trust.
I whānako te pūtea moni tautiaki a Maata (TTR 1996:79). / The money held in trust for Maata was embezzled.
3. (noun) guard.
I te haringa atu o Kereopa ki Ahuriri, ko Nihoniho tētahi o ngā tautiaki (TTR 1990:88). / When Kereopa was taken to Napier Nihoniho was one of the guards.
whakawhirinaki
1. (verb) (-tia) to lean against something, trust in, depend on, rely on.
I whakawhirinaki tonu ia ki tana hunga ohu i te mahi, tae atu hoki ki āna tamariki (TTR 1998:223). / He relied on volunteer helpers, including his children.
Synonyms: whakamanawa, hirinaki, whirinaki
2. (modifier) leaning against, trusting in, depending on, relying on.
Ka pau ngā tau 17, ka noho ko Eruera tētahi o ngā tino pou whakawhirinaki o te Māngai (TTR 1998:218). / For 17 years Eruera was one of Rātana's main pillars of support.
Synonyms: whirinaki
3. (noun) trust, dependability, dependence.
Ki tōna nei whakaaro, i tua atu i te mahi whai i te mātauranga, ko te mahi ake anō mā ngā kura he whakahauhau i ngā tikanga o te māhaki, o te whakakatakata, o te manaaki, o te hūmārika, o te āwhina, o te whakawhirinaki me te ngākau pono hoki (TTR 2000:24). / In his opinion, in addition to fostering scholarship, the primary task of schools was to encourage humility, humour, kindness, forbearance, helpfulness, trust and loyalty.
2. (modifier) religious, pious.
Synonyms: whakawairua
3. (noun) faith, creed, belief.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 221-235;)
Kāore i hapa tā Te Whitu, tuku ana te wahine i a rātou kia romiromitia, kia mātakitakitia e te hātana, ā, kia takakinotia i te nui o tō rātou whakapono ki ngā mahi tohunga (TP 10/1904:2). / Nothing that Te Whitu had said was missed, the women allowed themselves to be massaged and gazed at by the heathen and to be abused because of their belief in the witchcraft.
kata [ō] niho
1. trust you to laugh, I knew you'd find that funny, amusing.
E kōrero ana tētahi mō tētahi raruraru iti i pā ki a ia, ā, ka kata mai tana hoa, kua pai te kī atu a te tangata tuatahi, 'Ka kata ō niho!' (HJ 2017:25). / When someone is talking about a minor problem she had and her friend laughs, it's fine for the first person to say, 'I knew you'd find that funny!'
2. (verb) (-na) to look after, nurse, care, protect, conserve, save (computer).
I runga i te kupu a Henare Parata, ka tukua mai e te Tari Māori i Pōneke he nēhi, arā, he wahine tiaki tūroro (TP 2/1903:11). / On the word of Henare Parata, the Native Affairs Department in Wellington sent a nurse, that is, a woman who cares for sick people.
Synonyms: pupuri, pupuru, poipoi, tieki, tūpore, taute, pena, penapena, nāhi, nānā, tapuhi, morimori, nēhi, mohimohi, hiki, whakatapuhi, taumaru, whakahaumaru, whakaruru, rī, manaaki, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, rauhī, parahau, araarai, whakahau, whakangungu, whakamaru, pare
3. (verb) (-na) to have custody of.
Me haere tonu rātou ki te kōti, arā te Kōti Whānau, ki te tono mō tētahi pepa ki te hiahia rātou ki te tiaki tonu i ngā tamariki mō ngā rā katoa (RT 2013:80). / They must go to court, that is to the Family Court, to request a form if they wish to have full-time custody of the children.
4. (verb) (-na) to hold in trust, administer for others.
Ka kaha kē nei te āwhina a Meihana i te whānau o tana wahine, o Kahu, tiaki hoki i ō rātou pānga whenua i te poraka o Reureu, me tana tiaki, whakanui atu hoki i te marae o Te Hiiri (TTR 1998:32). / Mason unstintingly assisted members of his wife, Kahu's, family in managing their interests in the Reureu block and in maintaining and extending Te Hiiri marae.
5. (verb) (-na) to wait for, watch for.
Kei tātahi ia e tiaki ana i te waka o Karihi kia ū mai (W 1971:414). / He is at the beach waiting for Karihi's canoe to land.
6. (noun) looking after, protection, safeguarding.
Ko te tino kaupapa a Te Whiwhi ko te tiaki i ō rātou whenua (TTR 1990:345). / Te Whiwhi's primary focus was the protection of their lands.
See also tiakanga
Synonyms: tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, pare, puapua, tiakanga, whakamaru, whakangungu, kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru
ahuwhenua
1. (verb) to be industrious, busy, conscientious, assiduous, active, diligent, energetic.
I kitea e tētahi tamaiti he kōhanga maina i runga i te rākau, kātahi ia ka ahuwhenua ki te tiki i taua kōhanga (TP 3/1901:7). / A boy saw a mynah’s nest in a tree, then he assiduously set about fetching that nest.
2. (modifier) cultivated, harvested.
Ka kaumātua haere au, ka huri ngā mahi ahuwhenua a ngā tāngata ki te moana, ki te hī ika hei hoko ki ngā Pākehā mai i Ākarana, ki te ngahere ki te mahi hōkeke hei hoko ki ngā tāngata Hainamana (TAH 58:9). / As I grew older the people turned to harvesting the sea, fishing and selling their catch to Pākehā from Auckland, to the forests to collecting ear fungus to sell to the Chinese.
3. (modifier) agricultural.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 101-113;)
Nō konei mātau i whakaaro ai, kīhei rawa i āwhiwhiwhi ngā mahi ahuwhenua o nāianei ki ngā mahi ahuwhenua o mua (PKH 18/5/1906:2). / Consequently, we think that agricultural tasks of today are nothing like those of the past.
4. (noun) agriculture, land development.
Ā muri ake nei au āta whakataki ai i ngā mahi whakatipu hipi a Ngāti Porou i rongo nui ai tēnei iwi, engari he kupu ruarua nei āku mō tēnei mea, mō te ahuwhenua (TTT 1/10/1930:2159). / Later I will speak in detail about sheep farming in Ngāti Porou, which this tribe is well-known for, but I have a few words now about agriculture.
5. (noun) land management trust - established under Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993.
2. (noun) board of trustees.
3. (noun) board of governors.
Milroy, James Wharehuia
1. (personal name) QSO, CNZM (1937-) Tūhoe; leader, orator, expert in Māori language and customs. Former Professor of Māori at The University of Waikato, where he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2005. Formerly a commissioner for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Member of the New Zealand Geographic Board, Tautoko Māori Trust, Mahi Trust and teacher for Te Panekiritanga o te Reo. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2012 for services to the Māori language.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 37;)
See also Panekiretanga o te Reo, Te
Kāwharu, Ian Hugh
1. (personal name) ONZ, FRSNZ (1927-2006) Ngāti Whātua; academic and ariki. Educated at Auckland Grammar School, University of Auckland (BSc), Cambridge (MA) and Oxford (MLitt, DPhil) Universities. Became the foundation professor of Social Anthropology and Māori Studies at Massey University in 1970. Professor of Māori Studies and head of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Auckland (1985-1993). Chair of Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei Māori Trust Board (1978-2006). Served on the Royal Commission of the Courts (1976-1978), the New Zealand Māori Council, the Board of Māori affairs (1987-1990) and the Waitangi Tribunal (1986-1996). He was a Aotearoa/New Zealand delegate to UNESCO and a consultant to the United Nations economic and Social Council and the Food and Agriculture Organization. He was also President of the Polynesian Society. Knighted in 1989 and appointed a member of the Order of New Zealand in 2002.
Kāretu, Tā Tīmoti Samuel
1. (personal name) KNZM, QSO (1937) Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu; teacher and scholar of Māori language and performing arts. Established the Department of Māori at The University of Waikato as Head of Department and then Professor before becoming the inaugural Māori Language Commissioner at Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (1987-1999). Awarded Honorary Doctorates from Victoria University of Wellington in 2003 and The University of Waikato in 2008. He has been Executive Director of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in Māori Language, since 2003 and is also Chairperson for Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. Awarded his knightood in 2017.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-55;)
See also Panekiretanga o te Reo, Te
