pākai riri
1. (noun) screen, defence.
Kua tīmata te huri a Hoani me te tokomaha ki te whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi hei pākai riri mō rātau (TTR 1998:200). / Hoani and many others had begun to focus on ratification of the Treaty of Waitangi as their defence.
Synonyms: tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, rī, tauārai, mata, pā, ārai, rīanga, takitaki, pākai, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, ārei
