1. (noun) south-west.
Ko te rohe ki te taha rāwhiti e takoto pikopiko ana i te taha tonga kōtaratara haere ki te taha whakarua - ko ngā moutere pakupaku i taua rohe he tini noa (TWMNT 24/2/1874:49). / The eastern boundary meanders from the south-west to the north-east - there are many small islands in that area.
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