Pakeha Maori

plural Pakeha Maoris · alternative Pākehā Māori

1. New ZealandhistoricalSomeone of European descent who has adopted a Maori way of life.First known use 19th c.

   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.

   2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 105