pāti
1. (loan) (noun) barge.
He whenua pungapunga, akeake kē nei ēnei whenua o Pouākani, ā, nā te kore huarahi, mā runga pāti rawa e whakawhiti atu ai te tangata i te awa o Waikato... (TTR 2000:27). / This land of Pouākani was pumice-ridden and of poor quality, and because there were no roads a person must cross the Waikato river by barge...