wāhi noho
1. (noun) address, home address, living quarters, accommodation.
Nā te mea he tino hē rawa atu te nuinga o ngā wāhi noho o ngā kaikuti hipi Māori, i ngangahau ai a Tūtaki ki te whakapai ake i te āhuatanga noho o aua wāhi (TTR 1996:263). / Because the living quarters of the Māori shearers was so abysmal, Tūtaki was active in working to improve the living conditions of of those places.
Synonyms: wharenoho
whare rīhi
1. (loan) (noun) rented accommodation, flat, boarding house.
Nā te mea noho tonu ai rāua i tētahi whare rīhi rūma nei, ka tūtaki a Īhāia ki tana wahine tuarua e mahi ana ki reira (TTR. / It was because they habitually lodged in a boarding house that Īhāia met his second wife who worked there.
ō
1. (verb) to find room, capable of being accommodated, get in, fit in.
Ka tomo te kaipuke, e kore e ō ngā pouaka (W 1971:237). / When the ship entered there was no room for the boxes.
Tokohia ngā tāngata ka ō pai noa iho ki tō waka? (HJ 2012:201). / How many people can fit easily into your vehicle?
kāinga taupua
1. (noun) temporary abode, temporary accommodation, makeshift settlement, camping ground.
Kua tīmata i nāianei te whakaaraara haere i tētahi kāinga taupua noa nei i te wāhi taihoa ake ka whakaingoatia ko Rātana pā (TTR 1996:150). / A makeshift settlement now began to develop at the place that would eventually be called Rātana pā.
wharenui
1. (noun) meeting house, large house - main building of a marae where guests are accommodated. Traditionally the wharenui belonged to a hapū or whānau but some modern meeting houses, especially in large urban areas, have been built for non-tribal groups, including schools and tertiary institutions. Many are decorated with carvings, rafter paintings and tukutuku panels.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 265-266;)
See also whare whakairo, tipuna whare
Synonyms: whare whakairo, whare rūnanga
