2. (noun) north-west, north-west wind.
Ko taua tāone e tū ana i te taha moana i te pūaha o te awa i huaina e te Pākehā ko te Kerei. Ka rua tekau mā rima pea māero te pāmamao o taua tāone i te taha ki raro mai o Hokitika, i te taha kapekape o te moutere o Ngāi Tahu, arā, o Te Wai Pounamu (TWMNT 21/2/1872:47). / That town is situated on the coast at the mouth of the river that the Pākehā call the Grey. That town is approximately twenty-five miles to the north of Hokitika, on the north-west side of the Ngāi Tahu's island, that is the South Island.
Synonyms: kōtiu, tapātiu, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera
