pāparakauhe
1. (loan) (noun) public house, pub, tavern.
...otirā i ngā rā o te hōtoke, i ngā rā o te āwhā, me te ua, he manaaki tā taua tū tangata ki ngā whare pāparakauhe (TW 17/8/1878:411). / ...but when the wet and stormy weather comes on in winter that type of person frequents the public house.
Synonyms: pāparakāuta, hōtēra
pāparakāuta
1. (loan) (noun) tavern, hotel, public house, pub.
I ngā wā o mua, e tuku nui ana ngā toakīpa me ngā tāngata pāparakāuta, me ētahi atu Pākehā, i te nama ki ngā Māori (TW 12/2/1875:1). / In former times, the storekeepers, publicans, and other Pākehā gave large credit to the Māori.
Synonyms: hōtēra, pāparakauhe
marae ātea
1. (noun) courtyard, public forum - open area in front of the wharenui where formal welcomes to visitors takes place and issues are debated. The marae ātea is the domain of Tūmatauenga, the atua of war and people, and is thus the appropriate place to raise contentious issue.
Kei te marae ātea te pōwhiri, he mahinga anō o te auahatanga o te ao i te wehenga o Papatūānuku rāua ko Ranginui (Te Ara 2011). / The pōwhiri takes place on the area in front of the meeting house and is a re-enactment of the creation of the world through the separation of Papatūānuku (Earth) and Ranginui (sky).
See also marae
