kārearea

See also: karearea

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Māori kārearea.

Noun

kārearea

  1. Alternative form of karearea
    • 2024 July 25, Richard Betts, “Eco-poet and composer create music for NZ birds”, in New Zealand Listener:
      An eco-poet before that job description existed, Trussell agreed to write words to Biss’s lament for the tara iti, and suggested expanding the work to four movements, including songs for the pūkeko and kārearea New Zealand falcon.
    • 2025 September 25, Kathryn Armstrong and Kelly Ng, “Falcon crowned Bird of the Year in New Zealand”, in BBC‎[1]:
      The high-speed hunter, which goes by the Māori name the kārearea, is capable of reaching 200km/h in a dive, making them adept at hunting in the dense New Zealand forests. They are also at risk, with just 5,000 to 8,000 of them left.
    • 2025 November 5, Eva Corlett, “New Zealanders warned to steer clear of ‘bird of the year’ after dive-bomb attacks”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      New Zealanders are being warned to steer clear of the nation’s ‘bird of the year’ – the kārearea – after reports the fast-flying falcon is dive-bombing walkers who veer too close to their nests.

Māori

Noun

kārearea

  1. Falco novaeseelandiae, the only falcon endemic to New Zealand.

Further reading

  • “kārearea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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