1. (noun) north-west, north-western.
I te tau 1870, ko Te Pahi o Ngā Puhi, tētahi o ngā rangatira mātāmua o te tapatapa-aitu o Pēwhairangi (TTR 1990:239). / In 1870 Te Pahi of Ngā Puhi was one of the senior chiefs of the north-western Bay of Islands.
Synonyms: kōtiu, tapātiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki
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