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kaiutu tāke

1. (loan) (noun) taxpayer.

E toru kē ngā whakahaere e whai pānga ana ki ngā whakautu i puta i te arotakenga. Ko te Taura Whiri (kia mōhio noa ai mātou me pēhea e whaihua ake ai ngā mahi o te kura), ko te Tari Arotake i ngā whakahaere kāwanatanga (kia kite ai rātou mēnā e whaihua ana tēnei whakapaunga pūtea i takea mai i ngā pūkoro o ngā kaiutu tāke o Aotearoa), me te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (HM 1/1995:6). / There are three organisations having an interest in the responses emerging from the evaluation. The Māori Language Commission (so that we know what the benefits are in the work of the learning gatherings), the Review Office in governmental organisations (so that they see whether this expenditure from the New Zealand taxpayers' pockets has benefits), and the Education Department.

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