mānia
1. (stative) be an open plain, levelled.
Tae rawa ake ki te wā o Tāwhirimātea, pāpā o Ngātuere, kua mānia katoa taua wāhi (TTR 1990:84). / Coming to the time of Tāwhirimātea, Ngātuere's father, when all of that placed had become an open plain.
Synonyms: karapotapota
2. (noun) plain, plateau.
Mā te tūpararā o roto o te kōtonga e whiu, kia haumiri haere i runga i ngā mānia papatairite o te Taiwhakararo (TP 11/1912:7). / The strong winds of the southerly will strike to caress the flat plains of the North.
Synonyms: mānia pūwhata, more, māmore, kōkau, taramore, tōkau, papatairite, mahuki, mōkau, momore, tōtōkau
3. (noun) Buchanans sedge, Carex buchananii - an endemic sedge found in the North and South Islands, but uncommon in the North Island. Densely tufted, stiffly erect, reddish brown sedge. Fine tips of leaves are bleached and distinctively curled.
