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pēhitanga

1. (noun) suppression, oppression.

I te tau 2000, ka tīmata ngā kōrero i waenganui i te iwi me te Karauna hei whakaea i ngā whakamau i roto i ngā tau, tae noa ki ngā tāngata i mate, ngā whenua me ngā taonga i murua i ngā pakanga o te tekau tau atu i 1860, me ngā pēhitanga i pā i te hokonga o ngā whenua o te iwi (Te Ara 2012). / In 2000 the tribe and the Crown began negotiations to settle historical grievances, including the loss of life, land and property confiscated in the wars in the 1860s, and the suppression as a result of the sale of the tribal land.

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Synonyms: pēhinga, tāmitanga, pēhanga, tāmi

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