Pakeha

English Alternative forms en pakeha Etymology Borrowed from en mi pākehā stranger. Pronunciation en /ˈpaːkehaː/ /ˈpaːkəhaː/ NZ en /ˈpaːkɪə/ NZ,archaic Proper noun en NZ A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. from 19th c. en 2003 Michael King (historian) Michael King The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand Penguin 2023 134 They were the kind of Pākehā who, in the eyes of the Protestant missionaries, set a bad example to Māori. Henry asked if missionaries were now active on the Chathams at which Mr Evans & Mr D’Arnoq exchanged looks, & the former informed us, ‘Nay, the Maori don’t take kindly to us Pakeha spoiling their Moriori with too much civilization.’ Usage notes "Pakeha" is capitalised when referring to ethnic Europeans specifically. Some New Zealanders prefer New Zealand European (formal) or en Kiwi (informal). Although "Pakeha" is widely used in politics and media, the use of "New Zealand European (Pakeha)" in the New Zealand 1996 census provoked a "significant adverse reaction" and the word "Pakeha" was subsequently removed. In New Zealand English, macrons are often used to reflect the word's Maori origin. Coordinate terms see also Thesaurus:white person Derived terms en Pakeha Maori References https://web.archive.org/web/20090704143742/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/213CBD4E-56C4-4419-85FC-5A1C010B7859/41187/DraftReportofaReviewoftheOfficialEthnicityStatisti.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170518035244/https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/news-events-and-notices/news/news-2013/2013/02/05/Research-busts-myth-that-Pkeh-is-a-derogatory-term.html en People