Pākehā is a Māori language term for non-Maori or for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". Recently, the word has been used to refer inclusively either to fair-skinned persons or any non-Māori New Zealander. Papa'a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Māori. Māori also used other terms such as tupua ("supernatural", "object of fear, strange being"), kehua("ghosts"), and maitai ("metal" or referring to persons "foreign") to refer to some of the earliest visitors.
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