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whenua rāhui

1. (noun) reserve, reserve land - land set aside for a special purpose.

Tata ki te katoa o ngā taitara mō ngā whenua rāhui nei i te herea ki ngā rīhi mutunga kore, utunga paku (Te Ara 2014). / Nearly all of the titles for these reserve lands are tied to low-yielding leases in perpetuity.

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Synonyms: toe, wehe, whakakawhena, whakatapu, haumi, porowhita, rāhui, tāpui, tūrāhui, whakaputunga

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