kaiwhakaatu
1. (noun) witness.
Tērā atu anō ētahi kaiwhakaatu o Ngāti Tama me Ngāti Maniapoto i kī, atu ki te whitu tau a Ngāti Tama e noho ana i reira, e wheta tonu ana i te whenua, ā, nō te tau tata nei o 1879, e ahu whenua tonu ana rātou i ngā māra (TTR 1994:201). / Other witnesses of Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Maniapoto said that Ngāti Tama had been living there for as many as seven years, and had made continual efforts with the land, continuing to cultivate their gardens as recently as 1879.
2. (noun) guide.
Hora whānui ana te rongo o Rangitīaria Dennan, arā, ko 'Guide Rangi' tōna ingoa i mōhiotia whānuitia, hei kaiwhakaatu rā i ngā tikanga Māori ki te ao (TTR 1998:27). / Rangitīaria Dennan, better known as Guide Rangi, achieved wide recognition throughout the world as a guide in Māori customs.
