Rakarana
1. (loan) (location) Raglan - a seaside town on the west coast of the Nōrth Island.
Kua pai a Te Kāwana ki te mea, ko te wahapū e mōhiotia nei tōna ingoa ko Whāingaroa, ki te taha hauāuru, ka huaina tonutia ā muri ake nei ko Rakarana, ā me pērā tonu tōna ingoa ki ngā pukapuka katoa o te kāwanatanga (MM.TKM 15/3/1858:6). / His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the harbour heretofore known as Whāingaroa, on the west coast, be for the future named Raglan and referred to accordingly in all official documents.
Synonyms: Whāingaroa
tarakoi
1. (noun) scrobic, native paspalum, Paspalum orbiculare - a native perennial grass. Leaves stiffly erect. Known only from the Kermadec Islands and in the North Island where it occurs from Northland to Raglan Harbour in the west and Whale Island in the Bay of Plenty. Coastal to lowland, in seasonal wetlands, on lake margins, in gumland scrub, along track sides and near or around active geothermal vents.
2. (noun) scrobic, native paspalum, Paspalum orbiculare - a native perennial grass. Leaves stiffly erect. Known only from the Kermadec Islands and in the North Island where it occurs from Northland to Raglan Harbour in the west and Whale Island in the Bay of Plenty. Coastal to lowland, in seasonal wetlands, on lake margins, in gumland scrub, along track sides and near or around active geothermal vents.
tuhui
1. (noun) scrobic, native paspalum, Paspalum orbiculare - a native perennial grass. Leaves stiffly erect. Known only from the Kermadec Islands and in the North Island where it occurs from Northland to Raglan Harbour in the west and Whale Island in the Bay of Plenty. Coastal to lowland, in seasonal wetlands, on lake margins, in gumland scrub, along track sides and near or around active geothermal vents.
