uruwhenua
1. (noun) passport.
I a Pita Moko e tiki ana i ngā pukapuka uruwhenua i te kāwanatanga manauhea, i Maunga Taranaki me Parihaka kē a Rātana me tōna whānau e torotoro haere ana i te 18 o Maehe 1924 (TTR 1996:153). / While Pita Moko obtained passports from a reluctant government, on 18 March 1924 Rātana and his family visited Mt Taranaki and Parihaka.
Rangi: Āhea tau mai ai tōna wakarererangi? Hine: Kua tau kē mai pea. Engari ka āhua roa tonu e tirohia ana ngā uruwhenua, ngā pēke, ngā aha atu a ngā pāhihi (HJ 2015:145). / Rangi: When does her plane arrive? Hine: It has probably landed already, but checking the passengers' passports, bags, and whatever else, takes quite a long time.
Synonyms: uruuruwhenua