whare patu kararehe
1. (noun) freezing works, abattoir.
Taka ana ki a Tonga te mahi whakahaere ki te whakawhiti atu i te hunga tūao o Waikato ki roto ki ngā mahi, pērā i ngā mahi poka waro me ngā mahi i ngā whare patu kararehe (TTR 1996:82). / It fell to Tonga to organise the voluntary transfer of Waikato people into work such as the coal mines and freezing works.