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tamāhine whakaangi

1. (noun) stepdaughter.

Kāti he maha tonu hoki ngā whakairo i tāraitia e te rōpū whakairo, ko Hōne Taiapa o Ngāti Porou nei tō rātou ūpoko, me ngā moana tukutuku i oti i te rōpū mahi, ko Ngaroahiahi Waiwai o Tūhoe rāua ko Roa Wharepōuri (hei tamāhine whakaangi mā Āpirana Ngata) i te whakahaere (TTR 2000:165). / Well, many carvings were done by a team of carvers headed by Hone Taiapa of Ngāti Porou and by tukutuku and mat weavers supervised by Ngaroahiahi Waiwai of Tūhoe and Roa Wharepouri, a stepdaughter of Āpirana Ngata.

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