pā auroa
1. (noun) eel weir.
He rerekē te momo pā tuna ki te awa o Whanganui, nā te nui o te tāwhaowhao. Kotahi te taiapa i te pā auroa, ka takoto whakarara i te taha whakarunga o te tāheke (Te Ara 2015). / The type of weir was used on the Whanganui River was different because of the large amount of driftwood. The pā auroa was a single fence, built almost parallel to the current at the top of a rapid.
See also auroa