kāiaia
1. (noun) New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk, bush falcon - a fast-flying bird of prey which often perches high in trees or on a rock and swoops to catch its prey.
Kātahi ka mahia e ia āna ātahu ki tāna kāiaia, he mokamokai nāna, ka tukuna mai kia rere mai ki te kāinga o Reitū. Rokohanga atu e te kāiaia rā i te mahau a Reitū o tāna whare e noho ana (NIT 1995:137). / Then he performed his spell over his pet falcon, setting it loose to fly to Reitū's home. The falcon found Reitū in the porch of her house.
See also kārearea
Synonyms: kārewarewa, kāuaua, kaiawa, kārearea, kāeaea
