Akaaka-nui
1. (personal noun) seventh lunar month of the Māori year, approximately equivalent to December and traditionally used by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Ka ū ana te waka ki Rangitoto; ka roa e noho ana i konā, ka tae ki a Akaaka-nui te kaupeka o te tau, i te Ōmutu o te marama (JPS 1914:63). / The canoe landed at D'Urville Island, where they stayed for some time until the last day of the month of Akaaka-nui (December).
See also Hakihea
Synonyms: whitu, Hakihea, Ahuahu-mataora, Whitu o Hakihea, Te
