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pāremata - parliament

Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga, he nui te paremata (P. 15).

2. Reply. Kupa paremata, retort.

3. Present of food made by guests to the givers of a feast. Kaore aku paremata e haere atu ai au ki te hakari (S.).

4. Return feast for one previously given. Also used as a verb. Kaore i parematatia te hakari o Puketapu.

5. Stern of a canoe.

Williams Dictionary

I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata.
Tau wanted to become an MP.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata.
Parliament is situated in Wellington.

Ka hīkoi mātou ki pāremata.
We (but not you) will walk to parliament.

Kei whea te whare Paremata o Aotearoa?
Where is the Parliament of New Zealand?

Kei Pōneke te whare Paremata o Aotearoa.
The parliament of New Zealand is in Wellington.