ahi tipua
1. (noun) demon fire, volcano, volcanic activity, geothermal activity.
Ko Te Hoata ko Te Pupu ngā tuāhine a Ngātoroirangi. I a ia i mate ai i te huka i runga o Tongariro, ka karangatia ki ōna tuāhine kia haria mai te ahi tipua i Hawaiki; koia ngā puia (M 2004:200). / Te Hoata and Te Pupu were the sisters of Ngātoroirangi. When he was dying from cold on Tongariro Mountain he called to his sisters to bring volcanic activity from Hawaiki, hence the geysers.