Ko te whakawhitinga o tētahi hinonga, o tētahi pakihi, o tētahi umanga, o tētahi ahumahi, o tētahi whakahaere rānei a te kāwanatanga, ki roto i ngā ringaringa o te tangata takitahi, o tētahi rōpū tūmataiti rānei, māna e whakahaere, māna e pīkau ngā tūraru, mōna hoki ngā painga.
The transfer of a governmental enterprise, business, company, industry or organisation into the hands of an individual person or private group, to be operated by them along with the risks and benefits.
He mea whakatūmataiti te rāngai whitimamao o Aoteatoa i te tau 1990.
Ki a ia, kāore i te tika te whakatūmataititanga o te rerewhenua i Aotearoa, he tāhae kē i tētahi huarawa nui o te iwi.