mahue kē
1. instead of, instead.
Ahakoa tana tono atu kia whakaurua atu ia hei minita mō te Ope Taua 28 (Māori) o Aotearoa, arā, te hokowhitu Māori, nā te kore i tika o te tinana i kore ai ia i tukua atu, mahue kē mai ana ia ki te mahi mā te ope tautiaki o te haukāinga (TTR 2000:249). / Although he applied to join the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion chaplaincy, he was rejected on health grounds, and he worked instead for the Home Guard.
