porowini
1. (loan) (modifier) provincial.
Koia ngā Māori o te Koroni o Nui Tīreni nei i kore ai he mana mō rātou e mau ai ō rātou ingoa ki te pukapuka pōti mō ngā mema o te Pāremata, ā, o te Kaunihera Porowini anō hoki (TW 23/11/1878:582). / The Māori of this colony of New Zealand have been unable to be registered as electors or to vote at the elections of members of the House of Representatives or of the Provincial Council.
2. (loan) (noun) province.
Ko te mahi a ngā porowini o Ōtākou, o Pōneke, o Katapere, o Ākarana, ngā porowini tino mahi tika ki te uta Pākehā mai i tāwāhi (TW 5/1/1877:10). / In the provinces of Otago, Wellington, Canterbury and Auckland immigration and public works had been better conceived.
Synonyms: kāwanatanga
