tūāporo
1. (noun) detached piece, section, fragment.
E toru ngā tūāporo o te tāhū, ā, nō mua atu i te pakanga i whakairongia ai e Kihirini, kātahi ka whakaterea mai mā te awa o Manga-o-poro ki te awa o Waiapu, tau rawa atu ki Rangitukia (TTR 1994:62). / The ridgepole was in three sections, and they were carved by Kihirini before the war, then floated down the Manga-o-poro and Waiapu rivers, right to Rangitukia.
Synonyms: kaupeka, tekihana, wāhi, tekiona, wāhanga, wehenga, whiti, taha, pīhi, tūtanga, rārangi
