Nēpia
1. (loan) (location) Napier.
Kua karangatia tēnei komiti kia hui anō ki te tari i Nēpia (TTT 1/7/1927:626). / This committee has been called to meet again at the office in Napier.
Synonyms: Ahuriri
2. (loan) (personal name) Napier.
Ko te kupu a te komiti mō runga i te pukapuka inoi a Nēpia Tokitahi mā (TW 22/6/1878:6/314). / The committee’s statement concerning the petition of Napier Tokitahi and others.
koheriki
1. (noun) koheriki, Scandia rosifolia - prostrate or scrambling shrub with woody stems at the base and 2-5 pairs of leaflets arranged along each side of a midrib.Leaflets have no stem, distinct veins and are finely serrate. Flowers numerous and have white petals. Found north of Taranaki and Napier.
kohepiro
1. (noun) koheriki, Scandia rosifolia - prostrate or scrambling shrub with woody stems at the base and 2-5 pairs of leaflets arranged along each side of a midrib.Leaflets have no stem, distinct veins and are finely serrate. Flowers numerous and have white petals. Found north of Taranaki and Napier.
kūmarahou
1. (noun) gumdiggers' soap, golden Tainui, kūmarahou, Pomaderris kumeraho - a native shrub with alternating, blue-green leaves on top and undersides pale with protruding veins. Flowers are creamy yellow in large, fluffy clusters. The whole plant is covered in a soft mat of hair. Found north of Bay of Plenty and Kāwhia.
Synonyms: kūmara rau nui, pāpapa
2. (noun) pale-flowered kūmarahou, Pomaderris hamiltonii - a rare shrub to 4m tall with soft oval pointed leaves which have prominent veins on the underside and sprays of pale cream flowers. Leaves 5-6.5cm long by 2-3cm wide, tip pointed, with white star-shaped hairs underneath. Fruit dry, small.
3. (noun) koheriki, Scandia rosifolia - prostrate or scrambling shrub with woody stems at the base and 2-5 pairs of leaflets arranged along each side of a midrib.Leaflets have no stem, distinct veins and are finely serrate. Flowers numerous and have white petals. Found north of Taranaki and Napier.
4. (noun) tāwheowheo, Quintinia serrata - a small bushy tree of the North Island with pointed oval leaves. The mottled leaves have wavy, shallowly serrated margins. Favours shady places, steep slopes and banks.
See also tāwheowheo
Synonyms: tāwheowheo
