tōrea tuawhenua
1. (noun) South Island pied oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi - a sea-coast wading bird with black-and-white or all-black plumage and a thin orange-red bill. Feeds chiefly on shellfish, worms, insects and small fish. Breeds on inland riverbeds and farmland of the South Island.
Synonyms: tōrea
kāruhiruhi
1. (noun) pied shag, Phalacrocorax varius - a large native shag, glossy black above and thighs but with white underparts, commonly found in coastal areas.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 114;)
Synonyms: aroarotea
purepure
1. (adjective) be spotted, pied, in patches or tufts.
Nā ka whakahapūtia ngā kāhui ki mua i ngā rākau, ā, he whakahekeheke, he mea tongitongi, he purepure ngā kūao i whānau (PT Kenehi 30:39). / And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted.
2. (modifier) spotted, pied, in patches or tufts.
Anō te pai o ēnā maunga! Tērā ahau e kite i te tini o ngā puāwai e tupu ana i te tihi o ēnā pukepuke ka kite anō hoki ahau i ngā manu purepure e korihi ana i roto i ngā manga o ngā rākau (KO 15/3/1883:7). / How beautiful those mountains are! There I saw many flowers growing on the tops of those hills and I also saw spotted birds singing amongst the branches of the trees.
tōrea
1. (noun) oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus - a sea-coast wading bird with black-and-white or all-black plumage and a thin orange-red bill. Feeds chiefly on shellfish, worms, insects and small fish. Breeds on inland riverbeds and farmland of the South Island.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 116;)
Synonyms: tōrea tuawhenua
2. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka
2. (modifier) pied, flecked - varied with patches of colour. Used for stained glass, e.g. matapihi ōpure (stained glass window).
Ko te tohu whakamaharatanga mōna he matapihi ōpure kei te whare karakia Māori o Moeraki (TTR 1990:352). / There are stained glass windows in the Māori church at Moeraki as a memorial to him.
He tohu whakamaharatanga tēnei mataaho ōpure mō ngā hōia o Ngāti Porou i hinga i te Pakanga Tuatahi o e Ao (Te Ara 2016). / This stained glass window is a memorial to the soldiers of Ngāti Porou who fell in the First World War.
poaka
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, tōrea
2. (noun) black stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae - a rare native stilt. Adult bird is entirely black with long pinkish-red legs and a very fine black bill.
See also kakī
turituri pourewa
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka, tōrea
tuturi pourewa
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka, tōrea
tuturu pourewa
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, poaka, tōrea
kauwhata porowhita
1. (noun) pie graph, circle graph.
He momo hoahoa motuhake te kauwhata porowhita e whakamahi ana i te porowhita hei whakaatu i te rahi o ētahi rōpū raraunga. Ka wehea te porowhita ki ētahi pewanga hei whakaatu i te hautanga, te ōrau ranei o ia rōpū raraunga. Ko te rahi o te pewanga he rite ki te hautanga o te rōpū raraunga e hāngai ana. He pai tēnei kauwhata hei whakatairite i tētahi rōpū raraunga ki te katoa o ngā raraunga (TRP 2010:140). / A pie graph is a special type of diagram which uses a circle to show data. The circle is divided into sectors to show the proportion or percentage of each category of the data. This type of graph is useful for comparing the frequency of a particular category of the data with all of the data (TRP 2010:140).
aroarotea
1. (noun) pied shag, Phalacrocorax varius - a large native shag, glossy black above and thighs but with white underparts, hence this name (i.e. white fronted). Commonly found in coastal areas.
Taku manu noho matarae, i whangaia ki te hau; kawau aroarotea, ka tū tēnei kei te paenga i ō riri (M 2004:262). / My bird that sits on the headland, fed by the winds; the white-breasted shag that stands at your fields of battle.
See also kāruhiruhi
Synonyms: kāruhiruhi
turuturu pourewa
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
Ka kōhure a Pāoa, me te turuturu pourewa te āhua e haere atu ana (NM 1928:161). / Pāoa was conspicuous, looking like a pied stilt walking along.
See also poaka
Synonyms: turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka, tōrea
2. (noun) little shag, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos - the smallest shag. All have short stubby bills, but plumage can vary from black to pied.
Ka mea atu a Mahuru ki a Teoteo, "He aha te manu pai hei tohu mā tāua." Ka kī mai a Teoteo, "He kōtare (HKW 1/4/1899:3)." / Mahuru (September) said to Teoteo (little shag), "What's a good bird as a symbol for us." Teoteo said, "A kingfisher."
See also kawaupaka
