motuhaketanga
1. (noun) independence, autonomy, self-determination, self-rule, self-reliance, sovereignty.
Otirā ko te tū o ngā mema Māori i roto i te pāremata tētahi o ngā mōrehu tohu o te motuhaketanga o te iwi Māori (TTT 1/7/1922:7). / But the establishing of the Māori members in parliament is one of the surviving symbols of the autonomy of the Māori people.
Synonyms: tino rangatiratanga, mana motuhake, rangatiratanga
