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takawaenga

1. (modifier) liaison, intermediary, mediating, arbitrating.

Noho mai ana ia hei āpiha takawaenga mō te Tari Māori (TTR 2000:220). / She remained as a liaison officer for the Native Department.

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2. (noun) go-between, mediator, liaison, intermediary, arbitrator, negotiator, mediation, centre (rugby).

I te pākarutanga mai o te pakanga i Taranaki i te tau 1860, ko Tāmihana te takawaenga me te kaiwhakarite mō ngā Pākehā me ngā Māori (TTR 1990:322). / When war broke out in Taranaki in 1860, Tāmihana assumed the role of mediator and negotiator between Māori and Pākehā.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, kaiwawao, kaitakawaenga, kaiwhiriwhiri, kaiwhakarite

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