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What is a kaumatua?

What is a kaumatua? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (New Zealand) In Māori culture, an elder; a respected older person.
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Oblivious to its place in history, the feisty North Island brown kiwi twisted its head as the Tainui kaumatua intoned a karakia.
This should be taught by our old kaumatua who know the kawa of that particular area.
I would like to take a moment to greet the kaumatua and iwi representatives present in the gallery.
The Mangatawa Papakainga is a housing project designed specifically for our Kuia and Kaumatua shareholders.
The new wharenui is a tribute to the kaumatua and people of the iwi who have worked so hard to establish it as a thriving and progressive marae once more.
There were a lot of his elders and kaumatua who encouraged him to study law, but he felt that he could be better use as a doctor.

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