Māwhera
1. (location) Greymouth.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)
Tērā tētahi wāhi whenua kei Te Māwhera he mea tautohetohe, ā tukua mai ana e ngā Māori o reira tā rātou pitihana whakahē ki te rerewē (TWMNT 9/1/1877:6). / There is a piece of land at Greymouth under dispute and the local Māori have submitted a protest petition to the railway.
2. (location) Grey River.
Ko ngā pī o te pounamu i te takiwā ki Arahura me Māwhera te kaupapa o te haere (TTR 1990:371). / The reason for the travel was to go to the sources of greenstone in the Arahura and Grey River regions.
nīkau
1. (noun) nīkau, Rhopalostylis sapida - a native palm, the fronds of which meet to form a bulbous head and the unbranched trunk has circular leaf scars. Flowering doesn't begin until a tree is about 30 years old. The tiny pinkish purple flowers hang down from below the base of the leaves. The bright red fruit take a year to ripen. Found in lowland forests of the North Island and as far south as Greymouth and Banks Peninsula in the South Island; nīkau palm leaves.
He rahi ngā kai ka kohia i te ngahere, ngā hua o te hīnau, te tawa me te miro; te pūhā, te uho o te nīkau; te aka perei me te tāwhara (Te Ara 2011). / Numerous foods were gathered from the forest, including fruits and berries from hīnau, tawa and miro; sowthistle; the hearts of nīkau palms; the roots of perei (potato orchids), and the bracts of kiekie.
toro
1. (noun) toro, Myrsine salicina - a slender, upright, open-branched tree growing to 10 m. Has thick, furrowed bark and long, shiny, leathery leaves. Petals are cream to pale pink. Fruit is red and oblong, usually containing only one seed. Found from North Cape to about Greymouth in lowland to montane forest.
2. (noun) toru, Toronia toru - an erect, many-branched small tree with branches directed upwards. Alternate leaves long, narrow, thick, leathery and smooth on both sides. Flowers are small and yellowish. Found in the northern North Island.
See also toru
munga
1. (noun) nīkau, Rhopalostylis sapida - a native palm, the fronds of which meet to form a bulbous head and the unbranched trunk has circular leaf scars. Flowering doesn't begin until a tree is about 30 years old. The tiny pinkish purple flowers hang down from below the base of the leaves. The bright red fruit take a year to ripen. Found in lowland forests of the North Island and as far south as Greymouth and Banks Peninsula in the South Island; nīkau palm leaves.
kaihuia
1. (noun) full grown palm tree, nīkau, Rhopalostylis sapida - a native palm, the fronds of which meet to form a bulbous head and the unbranched trunk has circular leaf scars. Flowering doesn't begin until a tree is about 30 years old. The tiny pinkish purple flowers hang down from below the base of the leaves. The bright red fruit take a year to ripen. Found in lowland forests of the North Island and as far south as Greymouth and Banks Peninsula in the South Island; nīkau palm leaves.
