wātene
1. (loan) (noun) warden.
Ko ngā moni o ngā kāinga katoa o tēnei pāriha o Te Kaha i tāpaea atu e ngā hāhi wātene ki te pīhopa mō te Church Society (TP 4/1911:6). / The money from all the villages of this parish of Te Kaha was presented by the Church Wardens to the bishop for the Church Society.