Kihipene
1. (loan) (location) Gisborne.
Ko au, ko Tākuta Tēra, ka kī atu nei ki ngā iwi katoa o Tūranga, puta noa ki Waiapu, ki te takiwā ki ngā iwi o taua takiwā, kei Kihipene nei ahau e noho ana, hei mahi i ngā mate katoa o ngā tūroro Māori (TW 22/6/1878:309/1). / I, Doctor Taylor, wish to inform all the tribes of Tūranga, and throughout Waiapu, the district and all the people of that district, that I am living in Gisborne, and am able to deal with all maladies afflicting Māori patients.
paoa
1. (noun) variety of harakeke from Gisborne district. The bush is of medium height with a yellowy-green appearance, slightly droopy leaves, soft but strong. Margin and keel have fine bright orange lines. Yellow shading on tips of young blades. Flowers freely. Long kōrari with dense, strong seed pods.A valuable variety for making kete and whāriki.
2. (modifier) black, dark in colour.
He nui anō te whai rawa o te iwi kiri pango i te koura, i te hiriwa, i te peara me ngā kōhatu utu nui me te whenua (TPH 15/8/1900:2). / The blacks have great wealth in gold, silver, pearls and precious stones and land.
3. (noun) variety of harakeke from Tawatapu district, south of Gisborne. Short, bendy variety. Overall bush has a dark appearance. Rito blades are a bronze colour. Reddish-brown margin and keel. Brownish-purple kōrari. Flowers well. used for green kete harakeke. Not good for muka.
