puninga
1. (noun) camping place, camping ground, campsite.
He whakaaro nui nō Te Hāpuku kia riro māna te whenua o Tāwhara e hoko, kātahi ka whakatūria he puninga ki Whakawhiti i Ākuhata 1857 (TTR 1990:180). / Te Hapuku, determined to assert his right to sell Tawhara's block, erected a camp at Whakawhiti in August 1857.
2. (noun) tribe, family - especially in relation to descent.
Rāua tahi he puninga nā Taranaki me Te Āti Awa (TTR 1994:181). / Both of them were of Taranaki and Te Āti Awa descent.
3. (noun) genus (classification of organisms).
E ai ki tā ngā mātanga pūtaiao whakarōpū rauropi, ko te momo te rōpū rauropi iti rawa atu. Ko ngā momo e whanaunga tahi ana, ka kīia he puninga (RP 2009:290). / According to the authorities on the classification of organisms, a species is a very small grouping of organisms. Species that are closely related are called a genus.
4. (noun) blocking up, blockage.
