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Ānaru

1. (loan) (personal name) Andrew.

...ko taua mahi ka pēnei te mahi me te mahi kamupene e whakaaturia nei e Ānaru Patene rātou ko tōna iwi... (TW 5/8/1874:2). / ...that activity is like the company procedures established by Andrew Patene and his tribe...

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2. (loan) (personal name) Andrews.

Ngā mea i whakaae kia whakakāhoretia ngā Porowini koia nei, ko Ānaru, ko Kīpī, ko Taraipi… (TW 4/9/1875:6/190). / The ones who agreed to abolish the Provinces were: Messrs Andrews, Gibbes, Tribe…

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