2. (verb) (-tia) to place up high.
Ka pōiketia rawatia ngā tiakarete ki runga i te kāpata kia kore ai e taea e ngā tamariki nonohi. / The chocolates were placed right up high in the cupboard so that they could not be reached by the small children.
3. (noun) top end, butt end, top (of a tree, etc.).
Ka hoki a Hourangi, tae tonu atu haere tonu ki te wāhi i takoto ai te waka, ka whakawhirinaki atu ki runga i te pōike o te kei o te waka (JPS 1922:119). / Hourangi returned home, and on his arrival went straight to the place where the canoe lay and leaned against the top of the stern of the vessel.
