tūāpapa
1. (noun) terrace, platform, flat rock, foundation, dias.
Ko ia te kaiārahi pekepoho o ngā tūruhi ki ngā tūāpapa o Ō-tū-kapua-rangi me Te Tarata i te moana o Rotomahana i mua i te hūnga o Tarawera Maunga i te tau 1886 (TTR 1994:25). / She was the principal tourist guides of the Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana before the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886.
Synonyms: kaupapa, kāraho, whatārangi, kahupapa, ahurewa, atamira, raho, rahoraho
2. (noun) podium.