pākūwhā
1. (modifier) connection by marriage.
Nā tōna hononga pākūwhā ki a Ngāti Rangitihi o Tarawera, i uru atu ai a ia ki tā rātau tohe ki a Tūhourangi, i te tau 1853 (TTR 1990:3). / Because he was connected by marriage to Ngāti Rangitihi of Tarawera, he was involved in their dispute with Tūhourangi in 1853.
See also pākūhā
2. (noun) traditional wedding ceremony.
Na, nō te tau 1816 ka tū he kai whāngai, arā, he hākari pākūwhā mō Nohorua rāua ko tētahi wahine o Ngāti Rāhiri. Hei tuakana te Nohorua nei ki a Te Rauparaha. I whānau rā hoki ki te wahine matua a tō rāua pāpā. Hei utu i te kai whāngai ka rewa atu ngā waka o Ngāti Rāhiri ki Kāwhia. Ehara, ka huripoki ngā waka, ka kōharihari te kaihaukai (TTR 1990:297). / In 1816 a marriage celebration feast was held for Nohorua and a woman of Ngāti Rāhiri. This Nohorua was Te Rauparaha's older half-brother. He was born to the senior wife of their father. To reciprocate for the marriage celebration feast, the canoes of Ngāti Rāhiri set off for Kāwhia. But alas, the canoes overturned and the return feast was spoiled by water.
