kaiwhakarite whenua
1. (noun) land purchase officer, land purchase agent.
Nō Wairarapa, arā nō Peretanginoa, i tuhia ai tēnei pukapuka ki a Kāwana rātou ko ana kaiwhakarite whenua mō ngā Māori mō ngā Pākehā anō hoki (Letter from Maraea Te Toatoa & Iraia Te Ama to Kawana, 11 Oct 1851 Ref. No: MS-Papers-0032-0675I-01. Object #1030309.) / This letter was written from Wairarapa, that is from Peretanginoa, to the Governor and his land purchase officers for Māori and Pākehā.
