1. (noun) Easter.

1. (noun) north-east, north-east breeze, north-easterly, east-nor'-east, easterly breeze.

1. (modifier) north-east.

1. (noun) Easter orchid, Earina autumnalis - a fairly common endemic orchid found on trees in forests throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Lance-shaped leaves are carried on erect stems if short, and drooping when long, and bear fragrant, small, white flowers with yellow centres.

1. (noun) south-easterly wing (East Coast).

1. (modifier) eastward, eastwards, easterly.

1. (noun) willowherb, Epilobium microphyllum - an endemic tufted, creeping herb with woody bases, and numerous ascending, wiry, purple-black or black stems. White petals and flowers from December - February. Found from about Kāwhia and East Cape south, locally abundant around the Cook Strait region, thence mainly easterly in the South Island in gravelly or shingly riverbeds, flats and outwash plains from sea level to 1,200 m.

1. (noun) willowherb, Epilobium microphyllum - an endemic tufted, creeping herb with woody bases, and numerous ascending, wiry, purple-black or black stems. White petals and flowers from December - February. Found from about Kāwhia and East Cape south, locally abundant around the Cook Strait region, thence mainly easterly in the South Island in gravelly or shingly riverbeds, flats and outwash plains from sea level to 1,200 m.

1. (noun) an annual gathering of Māori Roman Catholic followers held at Easter on different marae and venues each year for cultural, sporting and religious activities.