释义 |
kaitiaki /kʌɪˈtɪəki /noun (plural same) NZA guardian or trustee, typically of an environmental area or resource: a kaitiaki refused to grant them a permit...- All along iwi have said that what they wanted was the recognition of their mana and kaitiaki.
- Although I am the kaitiaki, the custodian of these treasures, no one has been denied access to them.
- I could, for example, cite the precedent of the mataitai reserves, which provide, under 1998 fisheries regulations, for hands-on management by kaitiaki of all non-commercial fishing activity in traditional fishing grounds.
OriginEarly 20th century: Maori. |