ngākau tapatahi
1. (modifier) impartial, neutral, fair, unbiased, even-handed, non-partisan, unprejudiced.
E kī pēnei ana ngā kōrero mōna, arā, he tangata ngākau tapatahi, he tangata tino kokoi te hinengaro, ā, he tangata hūmarie, aroha ki te tangata (TTR 1990:387). / The accounts about him speak of him as a fair man of exceptional intelligence, a pleasant and kind person.
Synonyms: arero taiaha
2. (noun) impartiality, integrity, neutrality, fairness, even-handedness, non-partisanship.
Ko ngā kupu poroporoaki mōna, e whakahua ana i te tōkeke o tōna ngākau tapatahi me tōna whakaaro pai ki te Pākehā (TTR 1994:119). / The obituary for him recalled his strict integrity and his goodwill towards Pākehā.
