kore here
1. (stative) be freehold, unconditional, free, carefree - also written with a hyphen (i.e. kore-here) or as one word (i.e. korehere).
He kore here te noho a te tamariki; kore rawa ngā mātua e patu i a rātou, ā, kāre e whakaaetia mā tētahi atu hoki rātou e patu (Te Ara 2015). / The children are completely free; the parents never beat them and do not allow anyone else to beat them.
2. (modifier) freehold, unconditionally.
Ko tētahi wāhanga o te ture, ko te tikanga e tareka ai te whakawhiti i te whenua Māori mai i te taitara ‘māori’ ki te taitara he mea tuku nā te Karauna, he taitara kore here rānei (Te Ara 2015). / One section of the legislation set up a process whereby Māori land could be converted from customary or ‘native’ title to a title granted by the Crown, or a freehold title.
3. (modifier) freely, carefree.
I mātai ake ngā Pākehā o mua ki te nānāhia o ngā tamariki Māori e ō rātou mātua, ā, he oranga kore here noa tō rātou (Te Ara 2015). / Early Pākehā observed Māori children being indulged by their parents and leading carefree lives.
