pūnaha hauropi
1. (noun) ecosystem.
Nā te hōrapa o te tope ngahere me te whakatū pāmu kua tino raruraru ngā pūnaha hauropi maha, puta noa i te ao (RP 2009:345). / Because of the expansion of the felling of forests and with the establishment of farms, many ecosystems throughout the world are in serious trouble.