pourangi
1. (noun) elevated platform, stage, podium, rostrum, dais.
Tono ana rāua i ngā rangatira o Te Arawa kia tukua mā Korokī te Kuīni e ārahi atu ki te marae o Te Arawa, hari rawa atu hoki ki te pourangi ariki (TTR 1998:154). / They asked Te Arawa chiefs to let Koroki escort the Queen to the Te Arawa marae and to take her right to the elevated dais.
