ōpapa
1. (noun) mineral.
Ahakoa ngā ture hanga tiaki i te whenua o te tau 1896, i āhei tonu te mahi rapu ōpapa i aua whenua, ahakoa te kore e whakaae a Tūhoe (TTR 1996:176). / Despite the law of 1896 protecting land, prospecting for minerals was still occurring on those lands even without the consent of Tūhoe.
See also kohuke
Synonyms: manawa whenua, kohuke