pakeha

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No He says his pakeha was to have brought plenty of guns and powder, and he has not brought any No," said Don, shivering as he spoke.

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  1. Among the Maoris, a white man; a foreigner. E. E. Morris, Austral English.
  2. Pakeha Maori a white man who lives as a Maori.

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  • Dear Hone, Tariana and Pita AND ALL OUR UNITED MAORI TRIBES OF AOTEAROA, including all other interested parties - pakeha / foreigners are welcome too. —  Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo
  • Please provide me with a speedy acceptance or rejection of my offer, in order to assist planning preparations, as I intend that all tribal representatives be present here on this very great day, not only for Maori, but also for pakeha who will also benefit greatly in many ways. —  Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo
  • Peopl like to say "What if there was a NZ pakeha team?"
  • But it was impossible to doubt that they were speaking truth when, in answer to Hugh's anxious questioning, they declared that no pakeha (white man) had been near the kainga_, and that they had seen nothing of Horoeka, their tohunga_, since noon that day. —  Adventures in Many Lands
  • If you become his pakeha, he will be bound to fight for you. —  The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens
 

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