Pakeha Maori

English Alternative forms en Pākehā Māori Etymology en mi pākehā Māori, itself made of mi pākehā a foreigner, a European and mi Māori. Noun s * en NZ now historical Someone of European descent who has adopted a Maori way of life. from 19th c. en 2003 Michael King (historian) Michael King The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand Penguin 2023 105 Of the original Pākehā Māori, Thomas Taylor was one of four crew members who ran away from the Sydney-based vessel Hunter in the course of a timber-gathering expedition up the Waihou River in 1798. en New Zealand