Ngati Poroun.adj.
/ˌnɑːtɪ pɒˈrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌnɑdi pɔrˈoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˌŋʌːti poˈrou/, /ˌnʌːdi pɒˈrʌu/ New Zealand.
A. n.
A member of a Maori people inhabiting north-eastern coastal regions of the North Island of New Zealand.
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1862 Taranaki (N.Z.) Herald 20 Dec. Up stood Eparaima and said: I am from Ngati Porou of Whaiapu.
1902 G. S. Whitmore Last Maori War vi. 83 The Ngatiporos returned to the day, but their march to Ngatapa was delayed by the illness of their chief Ropata.
1902 G. S. Whitmore Last Maori War vii. 107 Among the Maories only two tribes approach the South Africans, the Uriwera and Ngatiporo.
1930 J. Cowan Maori Yesterday & To-day i. 18 What Ngati-Porou have done in the East Cape country can be emulated in other districts.
1991 North & South (Auckland) Dec. 101 A tradition has been established as young Ngati Porou became teachers, academics and civil servants.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating the Ngati Porou.
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1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 235 He averted a battle which would have cost the lives of many Ngati Porou converts to Hauhauism.
1969 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games (ed. 2) II. 150 Mu Torere..appears to have been played mainly on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, by the Ngati Porou tribe.
1993 North & South (Auckland) Feb. 90 Are you Ngati Porou?
2000 N.Z. Listener 25 Nov. 30 It seemed that Ngati Porou faithful were everywhere.
2001 N.Z. Herald (Electronic ed.) 14 July The 43-year-old Ngati Porou descendant certainly doesn't have a typical corporate background.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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