poukai
1. (noun) King Movement gathering - hui held on marae where people who support the Kīngitanga demonstrate their loyalty, contribute to funds and discuss movement affairs.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 26-28; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 1;)
Nō te tau 1885, i tīmataria e ia te tikanga mō te poukai e torotoro ā-tau haere ai te Kīngi i ngā marae o te Kīngitanga ki te whakatītina i ngā iwi kia taki hokihoki ki ō rātou marae, ahakoa mō te wā kotahi noa iho i te tau (TTR 1994:133). / In 1885 he initiated the institution of poukai, where the King would pay annual visits to King movement marae to encourage people to return to their home marae even if it was just once a year.
