tautiaki

1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to tend, guard, take care of.

I hihiri tana akiaki i tōna iwi, i a Waikato ki te whakauru atu ki te taua tautiaki i te toi whenua (TTR 1996:82). / He energetically urged his Waikato people to join the Home Guard.

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2. (modifier) cared for, held in trust.

I whānako te pūtea moni tautiaki a Maata (TTR 1996:79). / The money held in trust for Maata was embezzled.

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3. (noun) guard.

I te haringa atu o Kereopa ki Ahuriri, ko Nihoniho tētahi o ngā tautiaki (TTR 1990:88). / When Kereopa was taken to Napier Nihoniho was one of the guards.

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