pākihiroa
1. (noun) north-east wind.
E noho, tēnā te pākihiroa hei kawe i a koe (W 1971:254). / Stay, there is the north-east wind to transport you. (A whakataukī suggesting not to be in a hurry to leave, but to wait until conditions are suitable.)
Synonyms: hau mākato, marangai-mā-raro, rangaranga te muri, pāwhakarua