rauiri
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to interlace (with twigs).
See also rauwiri
2. (noun) eel weir.
See also rauwiri
3. (noun) Kunzea linearis - small endemic tree with flaky bark bearing masses of small very narrow erect leaves and clusters of small white flowers. Leaves long and narrow, to 12mm long, soft to grasp. Flowers 4.5-12mm wide, with a red shiny centre. Fruit a small dry capsule. Found in northern North Island and north-eastern Wairarapa on coastal shrublands and cliff faces, usually on sand, sand podzols, and/or sandy peats.
2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to throw away, throw into a heap.
Ka tae te rongo o te riringa o Tamatea ki a Kahuhunu i Tawapata, me te rauiritanga noatanga iho o ngā taonga o tōna matua, ka tapā e Kahuhunu hei ingoa mō tona pōtiki, ko Hine-rauiri (JPS 1905:70). / When news of the annoyance of Tamatea reached Kahuhunu, and the casting away of the presents of his father, Kahuhunu named his new born daughter, Hine-rauiri (Girl-cast-away).
